Total Crime Rate

351.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 351.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.2 10/10
  • Public order 34.3 10/10
  • Burglary 30.0 10/10
  • Drugs 21.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Robbery 8.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
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

Maxwell Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 37th 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 Maxwell Street (NE33 4PU) in the last 12 months was 351.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% lower 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 158.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maxwell Street (NE33 4PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Clay Street, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chichester Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maxwell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Derby Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dixon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wilson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Clay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dixon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chichester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Western Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Mark'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Clay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Clay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Derby Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Derby Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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