Total Crime Rate
13.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mitford Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Harton , and the 37th 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 Mitford Road (NE34 0EQ) in the last 12 months was 13.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mitford Road (NE34 0EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Lapwing Court. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Harton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1300 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windermere Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Lapwing Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lapwing Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydal Gardens | Under investigation |
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