Total Crime Rate

454.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 454.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 202.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Public order 28.9 10/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wenlock Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 19th highest crime rate of 523 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 454.6 per 1,000 residents and was 303.4% higher than the Bede average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 10.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 128.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wenlock Road (NE34 9BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Binchester Street, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brampton Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wenlock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Brampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Binchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Binchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Binchester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Binchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Binchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Binchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Binchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tennant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Colchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Colchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laybourn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monkton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monkton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stoker Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pintail Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Madras Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Binchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clive Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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