Total Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 86.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Palmerston Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 212th 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 Palmerston Street (NE33 5LT) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmerston Street (NE33 5LT), 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 Palmerston Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharfedale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharfedale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malvern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marshall Wallis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Marshall Wallis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Wallis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Wallis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wharfedale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eglesfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eglesfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eglesfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Park Road —
Apr 2026Public order West Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ravensworth Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Wharfedale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grace Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Williamson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A194 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sinclair Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilbert Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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