Total Crime Rate

231.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.7 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 231.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.8 10/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Other crime 14.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Cuthberts Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 55th 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 St Cuthberts Avenue (NE34 7LN) in the last 12 months was 231.6 per 1,000 residents and was 238.8% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 150.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Cuthberts Avenue (NE34 7LN), the main crime hotspot is near St Cuthbert'S Avenue. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Cuthberts Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horsley Hill Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bywell Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westhope Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Horsley Hill Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsley Hill Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Horsley Hill Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norham Avenue South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coquet Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coquet Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Widdrington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bywell Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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