Total Crime Rate

115.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.5 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 115.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Westoe Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 156th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westoe Road (NE33 4LS) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westoe Road (NE33 4LS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westoe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order John Clay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romilly Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westoe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Clay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Romilly Street 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 2026Robbery Burleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burleigh Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darras Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Romilly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anderson Street —
Apr 2026Public order Crossgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franklin Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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