Total Crime Rate
330.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
175.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Temple Park Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 26th 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 Temple Park Road (NE34 0PU) in the last 12 months was 330.5 per 1,000 residents and was 354.5% higher than the Cleadon Park average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 175.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Temple Park Road (NE34 0PU), 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 | Bicycle theft | Newbury Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Newbury Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Compton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ascot Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
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