Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Steward Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Harton , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 528 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 Steward Crescent (NE34 7EL) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% higher than the Harton average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Steward Crescent (NE34 7EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hertford Avenue, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Suffolk Gardens (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Steward Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lumley Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Hertford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hertford Avenue Under investigation
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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