Total Crime Rate

4.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 4.2 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.2 1/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • 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
  • 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Highfield Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Harton , and the 7th 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 Highfield Road (NE34 6JL) in the last 12 months was 4.2 per 1,000 residents and was 93.1% lower than the Harton average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 183.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (NE34 6JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North View, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Horsley Vale (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting North View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Callum Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westhope Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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