Total Crime Rate
84.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kirkstone Avenue area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 252nd 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 Kirkstone Avenue (NE32 4EP) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kirkstone Avenue (NE32 4EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thurston Gardens, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Medway (10 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 | Hedworth Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Usk Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Eskdale Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Primrose Hill Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Primrose Hill Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lawson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thames Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Medway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Usk Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Usk Avenue | Under investigation |
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