Total Crime Rate

119.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 47th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 167th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Taunton Avenue (NE32 3RT) in the last 12 months was 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taunton Avenue (NE32 3RT), the main crime hotspot is near Tavistock Place. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Taunton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haggerston Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bideford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falmouth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brixham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lulworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tavistock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Tavistock Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Taunton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Taunton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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