Total Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 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 80.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Sinclair Meadows area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 225th 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 Sinclair Meadows (NE33 5AB) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sinclair Meadows (NE33 5AB), the main crime hotspot is near Gilbert Street. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sinclair Meadows area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malvern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marshall Wallis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Marshall Wallis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Wallis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Wallis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grace Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sinclair Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A194
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laygate
Apr 2026Other theft Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Other theft Eglesfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eglesfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Jude'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Harvey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Williamson Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Jude'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences O'Leary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Shields Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Garden Gate Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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