Total Crime Rate

296.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 296.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 141.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.7 9/10
  • Public order 35.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Warkworth Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 35th highest crime rate of 523 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 Warkworth Avenue (NE34 7HF) in the last 12 months was 296.5 per 1,000 residents and was 333.6% higher than the Horsley Hill average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 119.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warkworth Avenue (NE34 7HF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Warkworth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warkworth Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horsley Hill Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Horsley Hill Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warkworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warkworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amble Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coast Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsley Hill Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Horsley Hill Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheshire Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Widdrington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coquet Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coquet Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norham Avenue South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Embleton Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Devon Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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