Total Crime Rate

156.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 156.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Other theft 23.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alverthorpe Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 101st highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alverthorpe Street (NE33 4BJ) in the last 12 months was 156.1 per 1,000 residents and was 114.6% higher than the Cleadon Park average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alverthorpe Street (NE33 4BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Milton Street. Police recorded 302 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alverthorpe Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crondall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Stanhope Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crondall Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crondall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shrewsbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shrewsbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shrewsbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shrewsbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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