Total Crime Rate

291.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 291.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.2 10/10
  • Other theft 30.0 10/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bedford Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 36th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Avenue (NE33 4QJ) in the last 12 months was 291.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% lower than the Beacon and Bents average (300.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 111.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Avenue (NE33 4QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Milton Street. Police recorded 302 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eglesfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eglesfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eglesfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Clay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dixon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dacre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaufront Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frost Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Chichester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chichester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chichester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chichester Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frost Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frost Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frost Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaufront Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frost Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufront Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufront Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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