Total Crime Rate

13.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.2 1/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Meldon Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Harton , and the 20th lowest crime rate of 528 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 Meldon Avenue (NE34 0EL) in the last 12 months was 13.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% lower than the Harton average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meldon Avenue (NE34 0EL), the main crime hotspot is near Lapwing Court. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meldon Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Moore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lapwing Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windermere Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prince Of Wales Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Temple Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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