Total Crime Rate
117.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wye 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.
View Crime In Bede| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Usk Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Usk Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Witham Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trent Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Glenside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glenside | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Medway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Usk Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wye Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thames Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lea Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dilston Terrace | Under investigation |
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