Total Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 25.5 3/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • 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
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Osborne Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 67th 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 Osborne Avenue (NE33 3BY) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% lower than the Horsley Hill average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Avenue (NE33 3BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baltic Court, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tadema Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Osborne Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baltic Court —
Sep 2025Public order Brass Thill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baltic Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iolanthe Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Iolanthe Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baltic Court —
Sep 2025Drugs St Vincent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baltic Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baltic Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Horsley Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westcott Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Greenside Drift Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hutton Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzpatrick Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Hutton Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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