Total Crime Rate

100.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 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 100.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Armstrong Terrace area has the 28th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 176th 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 Armstrong Terrace (NE33 4LE) in the last 12 months was 100.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armstrong Terrace (NE33 4LE), 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 Armstrong Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Grace Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Parade 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stanhope Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chichester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chichester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chichester Place
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 Shrewsbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shrewsbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Albany Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Albany Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crondall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crondall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crondall Street

Data Sources

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