Total Crime Rate

172.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 172.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whiteleas Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 523 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 Whiteleas Way (NE34 8HA) in the last 12 months was 172.6 per 1,000 residents and was 137.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whiteleas Way (NE34 8HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Copley Avenue, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hogarth Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whiteleas Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hogarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Copley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orpen Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Constable Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constable Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manet Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hogarth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Copley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Copley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Constable Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Copley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Copley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Copley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Copley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Copley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Raphael Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Titian Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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