Total Crime Rate

57.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 57.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hertford Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 227th lowest crime rate of 523 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 Hertford Avenue (NE34 7TX) in the last 12 months was 57.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hertford Avenue (NE34 7TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheshire Grove, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Suffolk Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hertford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Suffolk Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Suffolk Gardens Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Embleton Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Devon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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