Total Crime Rate

76.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 76.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Reading Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 236th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Reading Road (NE33 4UG) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 138.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reading Road (NE33 4UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 137 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reading Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Reading Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepscott Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepscott Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Newbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oxford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crondall Street —
Apr 2026Public order Crondall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crondall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Compton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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