Total Crime Rate
43.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fellgate Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Fellgate and Hedworth , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fellgate Avenue (NE32 4LZ) in the last 12 months was 43.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% lower than the Fellgate and Hedworth average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -90.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -84.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fellgate Avenue (NE32 4LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hounslow Gardens, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashfield (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fellgate and Hedworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hounslow Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hedworth Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ashfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linkway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chestnut Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holland Park Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgate Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandiacres | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brayside | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Summerhill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Westlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hounslow Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hounslow Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hounslow Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ashfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Willows | — |
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