Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 98.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Forber Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 185th 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 Forber Avenue (NE34 7QS) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% higher than the Cleadon Park average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forber Avenue (NE34 7QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lumley Avenue, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fellside (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forber Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tanfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fellside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fellside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumley Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Lumley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Steward Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fremantle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Auckland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaham Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Auckland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tanfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fellside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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