Total Crime Rate
11.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ede Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Harton , and the 14th lowest crime rate of 528 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 Ede Avenue (NE34 7EA) in the last 12 months was 11.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ede Avenue (NE34 7EA), 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.
View Crime In Harton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warkworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lumley Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tanfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hylton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Witton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Horsley Hill Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Warkworth Avenue | Under investigation |
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