Total Crime Rate

481.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 481.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 405.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

North Guards area has the 6th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 528 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 North Guards (SR6 7AF) in the last 12 months was 481.1 per 1,000 residents and was 433.7% higher than the Cleadon Park average (90.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 261.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Guards (SR6 7AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Croftside Avenue, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parry Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Guards area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Adolphus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rupert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Geoffrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Sep 2025Public order East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs East Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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