Total Crime Rate

177.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 177.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wenlock Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 101st 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 Wenlock Road (NE34 9AL) in the last 12 months was 177.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% higher than the Bede average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wenlock Road (NE34 9AL), the main crime hotspot is near Binchester Street. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wenlock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Binchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Binchester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Binchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Binchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wenlock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edhill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edhill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edhill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Seton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Blyton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Simonside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bainbridge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ranson Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Ranson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Simonside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ranson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simonside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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