Total Crime Rate

672.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

245.9 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 672.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 245.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 221.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 204.9 10/10
  • Other theft 73.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.4 10/10
  • Public order 32.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.6 7/10
  • Drugs 16.4 9/10
  • Other crime 16.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Follingsby Lane area has the highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Fellgate and Hedworth , and the 5th 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 Follingsby Lane (NE36 0BD) in the last 12 months was 672.1 per 1,000 residents and was 704.8% higher than the Fellgate and Hedworth average (83.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 245.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Follingsby Lane area

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Data Sources

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