Total Crime Rate

5.4 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 5.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Southfield Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 4th 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 Southfield Road (NE34 6HL) in the last 12 months was 5.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.0% lower than the Horsley Hill average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southfield Road (NE34 6HL), the main crime hotspot is near A183. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Bideford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bideford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Callum Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelvin Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bamburgh Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order High Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary North View Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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