Total Crime Rate
55.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oak Crescent area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 214th lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Crescent (SR6 7DR) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% lower than the Cleadon Park average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oak Crescent (SR6 7DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Drive, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marina Terrace (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Whitburn and Marsden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adolphus Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Adolphus Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Myrtle Avenue | Under investigation |
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