Total Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 22.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

The Leas area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 241st lowest crime rate of 528 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 The Leas (SR6 7EZ) in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% lower than the Cleadon Park average (90.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Leas (SR6 7EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Croftside Avenue, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Geoffrey Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Leas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adolphus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rupert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Leas —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Range View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Geoffrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Myrtle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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