Total Crime Rate
102.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thames Avenue area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 207th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Thames Avenue (NE32 4DS) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% lower than the Bede average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (β 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thames Avenue (NE32 4DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenlands, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trent Drive (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bede| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lea Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Usk Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Medway | Under investigation |
| 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 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Usk Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thames Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wye Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Primrose Hill Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Primrose Hill Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hedworth Lane | β |
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