Crime Rates at Dorset Avenue, South Shields, NE34 7JA

Dorset Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 181st 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 Dorset Avenue (NE34 7JA) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% higher than the Horsley Hill average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Avenue (NE34 7JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheshire Grove, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Suffolk Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.