Total Crime Rate

9.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 9.9 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oxford Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 523 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 Oxford Avenue (NE33 4TP) in the last 12 months was 9.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.6% lower than the Horsley Hill average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Avenue (NE33 4TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reading Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Clay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Clay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Newbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Albany Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oxford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepscott Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepscott Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Albany Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crondall Street —
Apr 2026Public order Crondall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crondall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stanhope Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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