Total Crime Rate

289.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 289.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 126.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.8 9/10
  • Public order 28.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Borough Road area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Harton , and the 37th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Borough Road (NE34 6PY) in the last 12 months was 289.8 per 1,000 residents and was 381.2% higher than the Harton average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borough Road (NE34 6PY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Borough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selwood Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palm Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunlop Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunlop Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Crossway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Crossway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Palm Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Willow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Willow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Kent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Willow Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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