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Tyne & Wear is among the top 5 most dangerous counties in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The overall crime rate in Tyne & Wear in 2021 was 92 crimes per 1,000 people, and the most common crimes were violence and sexual offences, which happened to roughly every 37 out of 1,000 residents.
Out of all of Tyne & Wear's larger towns and cities, Newcastle upon Tyne is the most dangerous. The next most dangerous is Sunderland, and Gateshead comes in as third most dangerous. There are safer parts of Tyne & Wear, starting with Washington which ranks as the safest area in Tyne & Wear, followed up by Tynemouth in second place, and South Shields in third place.
Incidents mapped in Tyne & Wear represent the time frame between April 2019 and March 2022. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
Last updated: 09 Apr, 2021
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Last updated: 09 Apr, 2021
| Crime | Count | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 32,882 | 28.80 |
| Bicycle Theft | 1,419 | 1.24 |
| Burglary | 4,803 | 4.21 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 14,641 | 12.82 |
| Drugs | 2,613 | 2.29 |
| Other Crime | 2,717 | 2.38 |
| Other Theft | 8,313 | 7.28 |
| Possession of Weapons | 936 | 0.82 |
| Public Order | 13,613 | 11.92 |
| Robbery | 647 | 0.57 |
| Shoplifting | 6,508 | 5.70 |
| Theft From the Person | 805 | 0.71 |
| Vehicle Crime | 5,119 | 4.48 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 42,542 | 37.26 |
| Name | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference from Tyne & Wear |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaydon | 1,056 | 72 | 28% safer |
| Gateshead | 12,846 | 105 | 13% more dangerous |
| Hebburn | 1,659 | 81 | 14% safer |
| Hetton | 1,704 | 118 | 22% more dangerous |
| Houghton-le-Spring | 1,177 | 82 | 11% safer |
| Jarrow | 3,478 | 81 | 13% safer |
| Longbenton | 2,624 | 68 | 35% safer |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 31,890 | 111 | 17% more dangerous |
| Ryton | 728 | 46 | 101% safer |
| South Shields | 8,006 | 104 | 12% more dangerous |
| Sunderland | 18,817 | 108 | 15% more dangerous |
| Tynemouth | 6,218 | 90 | 2.2% safer |
| Wallsend | 5,045 | 111 | 17% more dangerous |
| Washington | 4,784 | 72 | 28% safer |
| Whickham | 742 | 46 | 98% safer |
| Whitley Bay | 2,014 | 54 | 70% safer |
| Woolsington | 149 | 19 | 394% safer |
| Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Trend |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 34 | 30 | 44 | 29 | Safer |
| Bicycle Theft | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | Safer |
| Burglary | 6 | 5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | Safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | Safer |
| Drugs | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | Safer |
| Other Crime | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | No change |
| Other Theft | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | Safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.86 | 0.82 | Safer |
| Public Order | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | Safer |
| Robbery (inc. mugging) | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.50 | 0.57 | Safer |
| Shoplifting | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | Safer |
| Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing) | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.79 | 0.71 | Safer |
| Vehicle Crime | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4.5 | Safer |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 38 | 37 | 34 | 37 | Getting worse |
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