Total Crime Rate

303.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.7 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 303.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.5 10/10
  • Public order 36.4 10/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Masefield Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 33rd 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 Masefield Drive (NE34 9LE) in the last 12 months was 303.6 per 1,000 residents and was 169.5% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 141.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Masefield Drive (NE34 9LE), 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 Masefield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Priestley Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bronte Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priestley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Priestley Court Under investigation
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 Priestley Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunyan Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belloc Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobbett Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobbett Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobbett Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsley Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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