Total Crime Rate

316.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 316.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 196.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 71.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kenton Court area has the 12th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 29th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kenton Court (NE33 4HP) in the last 12 months was 316.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% higher than the Beacon and Bents average (300.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 71.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenton Court (NE33 4HP), 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 Kenton Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westoe Road 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Burleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burleigh Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westoe Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Clay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stanhope Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order John Clay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Clay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Clay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chichester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert 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 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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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