Crime

A bit to crack down on fire-related crime and anti-social behaviour in the run up to Bonfire Night is being launched in South Tyneside.

A suspected drug dealer has been arrested by police after calls from residents helped uncover a large cannabis farm

We've all seen them, the men in open-backed trucks who trawl the streets looking for scrap metal to collect - even if it's not unwanted.

Security staff are to wear cameras to improve safety and security at South Tyneside and City Hospitals Sunderland Trusts

A fifth of schoolchildren in the North East have witnessed animal cruelty and neglect on social media, according to data from the RSPCA.

A pervert claimed he was about to turn paedophile hunter when police raided his home and found indecent images of children aged as young as just two.

A rise in sex offences against young children in the North East has prompted the NSPCC to relaunch its Talk PANTS child safety campaign.

A community is calling on football club bosses to close down troublemakers after violence flared at the end of a game.

A week of action is taking place in a stand against hate crime and to show victims they will be supported.

Police were called to deal with fan disorder at a South Tyneside football ground.

A grandfather who lost four family members in a horror smash says he’s disgusted at a new sentence on their killer has been caught driving under the influence of drugs following his release from jail.

A pensioner has described how she has been left a “bag of nerves” after a raider tried to smash his way into her home.

A man was attacked by a group of bikers in South Tyneside today.