Total Crime Rate

206.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 206.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Public order 47.6 10/10
  • Drugs 21.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Other crime 15.9 10/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Mitre Place area has the 18th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 65th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mitre Place (NE33 5TB) in the last 12 months was 206.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% higher than the Bede average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 105.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mitre Place (NE33 5TB), the main crime hotspot is near Devonshire Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mitre Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Barehirst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vernon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greathead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Greathead Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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