Total Crime Rate

99.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 99.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

West Moffett Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 523 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 West Moffett Street (NE33 4EP) in the last 12 months was 99.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% lower than the Beacon and Bents average (300.6 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Moffett Street (NE33 4EP), 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 West Moffett Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darras Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burleigh Street —
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Moffett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Burleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Clay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Clay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Stevenson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Stevenson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Clay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Clay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Clay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Clay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Clay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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