Total Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hylton 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 Hylton Avenue (NE34 7SD) 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 Hylton Avenue (NE34 7SD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hylton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bywell Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bradley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tanfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Horsley Hill Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bradley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bradley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bywell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hylton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prince Edward Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Edward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centenary Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Centenary Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Centenary Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Witton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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