Total Crime Rate

712.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 712.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 247.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 166.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 75.8 10/10
  • Burglary 35.4 10/10
  • Drugs 35.4 10/10
  • Other crime 25.3 10/10
  • Public order 25.3 10/10
  • Robbery 20.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 10.1 9/10
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

Laygate area has the 5th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 10th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laygate (NE33 4JB) in the last 12 months was 712.1 per 1,000 residents and was 96.4% higher than the Beacon and Bents average (362.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 308.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laygate (NE33 4JB), 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 Laygate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/104)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Clay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary John Clay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Eglesfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eglesfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons West Stevenson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Stevenson Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton 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 2025Drugs Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Public order Dixon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dixon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Jude'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bewick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanhope Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanhope Parade —
Sep 2025Public order St Jude'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Jude'S Terrace Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

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