Total Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 40.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 11.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bamburgh Grove area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bamburgh Grove (NE34 7TL) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower than the Horsley Hill average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bamburgh Grove (NE34 7TL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bamburgh Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warkworth Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warkworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warkworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amble Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coast Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheshire Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Widdrington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Embleton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coquet Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Devon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coquet Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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