Total Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 96.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle 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

Lumley Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Harton , and the 188th 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 Lumley Avenue (NE34 7DN) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% higher than the Harton average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lumley Avenue (NE34 7DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lumley Avenue, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tanfield Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lumley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tanfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumley Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaham Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lumley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Steward Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Auckland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tanfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Auckland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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