Total Crime Rate

12.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Westoe Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 18th 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 Westoe Avenue (NE33 3AT) in the last 12 months was 12.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.2% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westoe Avenue (NE33 3AT), 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 Westoe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hutton Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Readhead Avenue Under investigation
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 2025Burglary Hutton Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Michael'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Iolanthe Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iolanthe Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westcott Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzpatrick Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Horsley Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Readhead Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ada Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Michael'S Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Michael'S Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Vincent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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