Total Crime Rate
61.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fulwell Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Harton , and the 241st lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fulwell Avenue (NE34 7DF) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% higher 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fulwell Avenue (NE34 7DF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Harton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Auckland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Devon Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Auckland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Walworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lumley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lumley Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Steward Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Devon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheshire Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheshire Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warkworth Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warkworth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheshire Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheshire Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warkworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Walworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Suffolk Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Suffolk Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seaham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seaham Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seaham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Road | Under investigation |
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