Total Crime Rate

93.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Steward Crescent area has the 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Harton , and the 226th 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 Steward Crescent (NE34 7EJ) in the last 12 months was 93.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Steward Crescent (NE34 7EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Suffolk Gardens. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Steward Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lumley Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Chirton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chirton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Road —
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Data Sources

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