Total Crime Rate

204.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.4 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 204.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.9 10/10
  • Drugs 24.6 10/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • 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

Gompertz Gardens area has the 24th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 66th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gompertz Gardens (NE33 5DH) in the last 12 months was 204.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gompertz Gardens (NE33 5DH), 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 Gompertz Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences O'Leary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharfedale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharfedale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wharfedale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wharfedale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Shields Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harvey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malvern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Williamson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vernon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Garden Gate Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Frederick Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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