Crime Rates at Bolam Avenue, North Shields, NE30 3PX

Bolam Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 237th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bolam Avenue (NE30 3PX) in the last 12 months was 103.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% higher than the Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolam Avenue (NE30 3PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buttermere Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beach Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.