Total Crime Rate

240.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.3 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 240.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.7 10/10
  • Drugs 19.0 10/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.7 10/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Winskell Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 51st highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Winskell Road (NE34 9RT) in the last 12 months was 240.5 per 1,000 residents and was 113.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 101.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winskell Road (NE34 9RT), the main crime hotspot is near Richardson Avenue. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Winskell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laybourn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stoker Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Troutbeck Way 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 Winskell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seton Avenue 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Monkton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monkton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ayrey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ayrey Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Winskell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Winskell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Troutbeck Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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