Total Crime Rate

179.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 179.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Drugs 21.2 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Thornton Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 96th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornton Avenue (NE33 5SZ) in the last 12 months was 179.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% higher than the Bede average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Avenue (NE33 5SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Taylor Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thornton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Devonshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Devonshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Devonshire Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Lord Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vernon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vernon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Staithes —
Sep 2025Other crime Hudson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hudson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barehirst Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Devonshire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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