Total Crime Rate

181.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 181.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Other crime 24.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.1 10/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Cook Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 77th 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 Cook Close (NE33 5DD) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 84.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cook Close (NE33 5DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gilbert Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Temple Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cook Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Garden Gate Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences O'Leary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Williamson Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Harvey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vernon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sinclair Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A194 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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