Total Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Public order 5.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Woolf Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 528 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 Woolf Drive (NE34 9JU) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% lower than the Bede average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolf Drive (NE34 9JU), the main crime hotspot is near Priestley Court. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woolf Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masefield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Priestley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Priestley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priestley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Browning Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dryden Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Priestley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woolf Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Christie Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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