Total Crime Rate

93.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 93.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 22.2 5/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Vernon Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 197th 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 Vernon Close (NE33 5DF) in the last 12 months was 93.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Close (NE33 5DF), 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 Vernon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barehirst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Williamson Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vernon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A194 —
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Data Sources

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