Total Crime Rate

102.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 102.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Newmarket Walk area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 173rd 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 Newmarket Walk (NE33 4LN) in the last 12 months was 102.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newmarket Walk (NE33 4LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Clay Street, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Derby Terrace (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newmarket Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Clay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darras Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frost Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frost Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frost Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Romilly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chichester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Romilly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romilly Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frost Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft West Stevenson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Stevenson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Clay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Clay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Apr 2026Public order John Clay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frost Mews —
Apr 2026Public order Crossgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burleigh Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Burleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holman Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holman Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westoe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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