Total Crime Rate
14.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Northfield Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 23rd 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 Northfield Road (NE33 3HJ) in the last 12 months was 14.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northfield Road (NE33 3HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsway, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kelvin Grove (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Horsley Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kelvin Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | North View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastfield Road | Under investigation |
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