Total Crime Rate
712.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beaufront Terrace area has the 5th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 10th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Beaufront Terrace (NE33 5QE) in the last 12 months was 712.1 per 1,000 residents and was 96.4% higher 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -58.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 308.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beaufront Terrace (NE33 5QE), the main crime hotspot is near Milton Street. Police recorded 319 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Beacon and Bents| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanhope Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bedford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bedford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bedford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Milton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marlborough Street North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Street North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Street North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bedford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bedford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanhope Parade | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kenton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Milton Street | Suspect charged as part of another case |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Milton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Milton Street | Suspect charged as part of another case |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gordon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Stevenson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Milton Street | Suspect charged as part of another case |
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