Total Crime Rate
81.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026York Avenue area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 224th highest crime rate of 523 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 York Avenue (NE32 5LP) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% lower than the Bede average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -7.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around York Avenue (NE32 5LP), the main crime hotspot is near Valley View. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Monkton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherburn Grange North | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Laburnum Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coquet Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dillon Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dillon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dillon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Valley View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellesley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellesley Street | Under investigation |
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