Total Crime Rate

107.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 4/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Taunton Avenue area has the 51st highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 167th highest crime rate of 523 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 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% lower than the Bede average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taunton Avenue (NE32 3RT), the main crime hotspot is near Tavistock Place. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lulworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falmouth Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taunton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Dunstanburgh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clovelly Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunstanburgh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunstanburgh Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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