Total Crime Rate

117.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.4 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 117.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Laygate area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laygate (NE33 5RN) in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laygate (NE33 5RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Jude'S Terrace, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Laygate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harvey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Garden Gate Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences O'Leary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sinclair Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laygate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Shields Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Jude'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Jude'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Secretan Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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