Total Crime Rate

673.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 673.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 210.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.0 10/10
  • Public order 62.0 10/10
  • Burglary 33.1 10/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 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 3rd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 12th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wenlock Road (NE34 9BB) in the last 12 months was 673.6 per 1,000 residents and was 394.5% higher than the Bede average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 231.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wenlock Road (NE34 9BB), 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 (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wenlock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clive Street —
Sep 2025Public order Binchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Binchester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Binchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Binchester Street 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 Edhill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hedworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hedworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Clive Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Simonside Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Simonside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simonside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ranson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ranson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ranson Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Blyton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
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Data Sources

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