Total Crime Rate

103.5 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 103.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greathead Street area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 206th 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 Greathead Street (NE33 5LX) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower than the Bede average (136.2 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greathead Street (NE33 5LX), the main crime hotspot is near Temple Street. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greathead Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Staithes —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyne Dock —
Sep 2025Public order Devonshire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Devonshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Devonshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Devonshire Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Lord Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Eldon Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barehirst Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vernon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyne Dock Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyne Dock —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyne Dock Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vernon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Temple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hudson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hudson Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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