Total Crime Rate
974.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
569.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Emlyn Road area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Biddick and All Saints , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 523 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 Emlyn Road (NE34 0PG) in the last 12 months was 974.7 per 1,000 residents and was 726.3% higher than the Biddick and All Saints average (118.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 569.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Emlyn Road (NE34 0PG), the main crime hotspot is near Harton Lane. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cranford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ascot Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crofton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forth Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolsey Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranford Street | — |
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