Total Crime Rate

256.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 256.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.2 10/10
  • Public order 27.2 10/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bluebell Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bluebell Way (NE34 0BZ) in the last 12 months was 256.8 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% higher than the Bede average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 112.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 222.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bluebell Way (NE34 0BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Orchid Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bluebell Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Orchid Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craik Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craik Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchid Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beattie Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Honeysuckle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bluebell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brockley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brockley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchid Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Orchid Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ethel Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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