Crime Rates at Bamburgh Avenue, South Shields, NE34 7TJ

Bamburgh Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 70th 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 Bamburgh Avenue (NE34 7TJ) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% lower than the Horsley Hill average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bamburgh Avenue (NE34 7TJ), the main crime hotspot is near St Cuthbert'S Avenue. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.