Total Crime Rate

199.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 199.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.1 10/10
  • Public order 28.5 10/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 69th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hertford Avenue (NE34 7TY) in the last 12 months was 199.2 per 1,000 residents and was 191.3% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 109.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hertford Avenue (NE34 7TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hertford Avenue, where police recorded 20 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Walworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Devon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Walworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Suffolk Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Suffolk Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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