Crime Rates at Centenary Avenue, South Shields, NE34 6SG

Centenary 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 Centenary Avenue (NE34 6SG) 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 Centenary Avenue (NE34 6SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Horsley Hill Square (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.