Total Crime Rate
60.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ede Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Harton , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 528 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 Ede Avenue (NE34 7EB) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% lower than the Harton average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ede Avenue (NE34 7EB), 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 | 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Hylton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tanfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warkworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Warkworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bywell Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bywell Avenue | Under investigation |
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