Total Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.2 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 32.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • 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
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

Ridley Grove area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Harton , and the 117th 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 Ridley Grove (NE34 6RN) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridley Grove (NE34 6RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Centenary Avenue, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barbour Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ridley Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Centenary Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westhope Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bywell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft School Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bywell Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Centenary Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Centenary Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Centenary Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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