Total Crime Rate
377.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Newmarket Walk area has the 14th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 528 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 Newmarket Walk (NE33 4NS) in the last 12 months was 377.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 161.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newmarket Walk (NE33 4NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Franklin Street, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fowler Street (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Beacon and Bents| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wharton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Franklin Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Derby Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shakespeare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wharton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chichester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Frost Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Frost Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Frost Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Franklin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Derby Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Franklin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Franklin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Franklin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Franklin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Robinson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Derby Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kenton Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Romilly Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Romilly Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Romilly Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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