Total Crime Rate

72.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 72.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Prensgarth Way area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 246th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prensgarth Way (NE34 9HD) in the last 12 months was 72.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% lower than the Bede average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prensgarth Way (NE34 9HD), the main crime hotspot is near Chaucer Avenue. Police recorded 39 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 Prensgarth Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Winskell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winskell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Winskell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laybourn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monkton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hymers Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dame Flora Robson Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tasmania Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tasmania Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tasmania Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tasmania Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tasmania Road —
Apr 2026Public order Troutbeck Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Troutbeck Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monkton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chaucer Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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