Total Crime Rate
13.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mortimer Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Harton , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mortimer Road (NE34 0DL) in the last 12 months was 13.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% lower than the Harton average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
In the area around Mortimer Road (NE34 0DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rydal Gardens, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clifton Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In West Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windermere Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydal Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clifton Avenue | Under investigation |
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