Total Crime Rate

124.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albany Street West area has the 9th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 160th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albany Street West (NE33 4BG) in the last 12 months was 124.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% higher than the Horsley Hill average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albany Street West (NE33 4BG), the main crime hotspot is near Milton Street. Police recorded 319 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albany Street West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gordon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Street North —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Street North —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Marlborough Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Alverthorpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aston Street —
Sep 2025Burglary West Moffett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Stevenson Street —
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Data Sources

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