Total Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 135.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Highfield Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 143rd 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 Highfield Road (NE34 6JW) in the last 12 months was 135.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% higher than the Horsley Hill average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 82.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (NE34 6JW), the main crime hotspot is near Horsley Vale. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bamburgh Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order High Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marsden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Callum Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bideford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bideford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cheviot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cheviot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cheviot Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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