Total Crime Rate

351.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 351.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 297.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 37.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

North Guards area has the 4th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 25th 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 North Guards (SR6 7AF) in the last 12 months was 351.4 per 1,000 residents and was 383.2% higher than the Cleadon Park average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 111.1% 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 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parry Drive (5 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croftside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adolphus Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adolphus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellands Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geoffrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parry Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parry Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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