Total Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Other theft 26.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Drake Close area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 166th 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 Drake Close (NE33 5DE) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% 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 6 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 ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drake Close (NE33 5DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gilbert Street, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taylor Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Drake Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Eldon Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alice Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime John Williamson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary High Shields Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime John Williamson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sinclair Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vernon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vernon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Gilbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lyons Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gilbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gilbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gompertz Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alice Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Smith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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