Total Crime Rate
50.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rosebery Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 193rd lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rosebery Avenue (NE33 3EU) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% lower than the Horsley Hill average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rosebery Avenue (NE33 3EU), 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.
View Crime In Westoe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lord Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sunningdale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St George'S Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsley Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Aldwych Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westoe Village | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westoe Village | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Readhead Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Readhead Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Readhead Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingham Grange | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ada Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ada Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ada Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ada Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ada Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ada Street | Under investigation |
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