Total Crime Rate

459.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 459.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 67.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 61.1 8/10
  • Other theft 57.9 10/10
  • Public order 35.4 10/10
  • Burglary 25.7 10/10
  • Drugs 19.3 10/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Taunton Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 26th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Taunton Avenue (NE32 3RR) in the last 12 months was 459.8 per 1,000 residents and was 237.6% higher than the Bede average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 135.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taunton Avenue (NE32 3RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tavistock Place (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Taunton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Tavistock Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Taunton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Taunton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falmouth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bideford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lulworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haggerston Terrace —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tavistock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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