Total Crime Rate

47.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.4 6/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southill Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Harton , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 523 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 Southill Road (NE34 6DS) in the last 12 months was 47.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% lower than the Harton average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southill Road (NE34 6DS), the main crime hotspot is near The High Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunlop Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft School Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunlop Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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