Crime Rate in Cleadon and East Boldon, ward

Cleadon and East Boldon has the lowest crime rate of 18 wards in South Tyneside district and the 1498th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 26th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cleadon and East Boldon in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% lower than the South Tyneside district average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cleadon and East Boldon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 23.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -43.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 126 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cleadon and East Boldon ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Glencourse, with 58 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sports/Recreation Area (8 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.