Total Crime Rate

543.9 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 543.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 242.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.0 10/10
  • Public order 41.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.5 10/10
  • Other crime 25.1 10/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.4 9/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • 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

Harton Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 20th 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 Harton Lane (NE34 0PP) in the last 12 months was 543.9 per 1,000 residents and was 503.4% higher than the Cleadon Park average (90.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 288.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harton Lane (NE34 0PP), the main crime hotspot is near Haylands Square. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Harton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Haylands Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Haylands Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haylands Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haylands Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haylands Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harton Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Haylands Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bisley Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bisley Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haweswater Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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