Total Crime Rate
80.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sinclair Meadows area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 259th highest crime rate of 528 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 77.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sinclair Meadows (NE33 5AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Frederick Street, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marshall Wallis Road (21 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 | Drugs | Gilbert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bertram Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gompertz Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lyons Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | High Shields Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Jude'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reed Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Palmerston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sinclair Meadows | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eglesfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Eglesfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dean Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dean Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frederick Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | John Williamson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | John Williamson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Jude'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cook Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Jude'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Malvern Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilbert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Johnson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Johnson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilbert Street | Under investigation |
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