Total Crime Rate

436.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

197.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 436.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 197.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 144.4 10/10
  • Other theft 35.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nelson Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 20th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Avenue (NE33 2NJ) in the last 12 months was 436.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% higher than the Beacon and Bents average (300.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 197.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Avenue (NE33 2NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baltic Court, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nelson Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beach Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sea Winnings Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sea Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baltic Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wouldhave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wouldhave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wouldhave Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wouldhave Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wouldhave Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seaview Terrace —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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