Total Crime Rate
33.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oak Crescent area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 121st lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Crescent (SR6 7DX) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% 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 8 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 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oak Crescent (SR6 7DX), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | East Fields | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Myrtle Avenue | Under investigation |
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