Total Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 12.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woolf Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 79th lowest 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 Woolf Drive (NE34 9JU) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% lower than the Bede average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolf Drive (NE34 9JU), the main crime hotspot is near Priestley Court. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 35 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobbett Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priestley Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobbett Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belloc Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bronte Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunyan Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priestley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Priestley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Priestley Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priestley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priestley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galsworthy Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobbett Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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