Total Crime Rate

115.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kent Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Harton , and the 179th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kent Place (NE34 6PU) in the last 12 months was 115.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% higher than the Harton average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Place (NE34 6PU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kent Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossway Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summerhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Willow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Willow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fir Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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