Total Crime Rate

117.7 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 117.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wye Avenue area has the 48th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 170th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South 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 Wye Avenue (NE32 4BZ) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wye Avenue (NE32 4BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Trent Drive. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wye Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Usk Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Usk Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witham Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trent Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenside Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Glenside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glenside
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Usk Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wye Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thames Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lea Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dilston Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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