Total Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 64.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Michaels Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 251st lowest crime rate of 523 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 St Michaels Avenue (NE33 3AN) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% lower than the Horsley Hill average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Michaels Avenue (NE33 3AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ada Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near May Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Michaels Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Moffett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingham Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunter Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Handel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Readhead Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Readhead Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Readhead Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westoe Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westoe Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsley Hill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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