Crime Rate in Horsley Hill, ward

Horsley Hill has the 6th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in South Tyneside district and the 2887th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 129th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Horsley Hill in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% lower than the South Tyneside district average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Horsley Hill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 278 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -48.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 347 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Horsley Hill ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Baltic Court, with 65 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around St Cuthbert'S Avenue (33 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.