Total Crime Rate

163.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 163.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Barbour Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Harton , and the 114th 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 Barbour Avenue (NE34 6SD) in the last 12 months was 163.9 per 1,000 residents and was 151.4% higher than the Harton average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 170.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 104.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 146.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barbour Avenue (NE34 6SD), the main crime hotspot is near School Approach. Police recorded 11 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 Barbour Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bywell Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centenary Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bywell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Witton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Felton Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Centenary Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Centenary Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hylton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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