Total Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Readhead Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 260th 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 Readhead Avenue (NE33 3AP) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% lower than the Horsley Hill average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Readhead Avenue (NE33 3AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hutton Row, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near May Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Readhead Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ladysmith Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westcott Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ada Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ada Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Ada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ada Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ada Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Michael'S Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Michael'S Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East George Potts Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Michael'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Horsley Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hunter Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iolanthe Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Iolanthe Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Vincent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Readhead Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Readhead Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hutton Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hutton Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzpatrick Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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