Total Crime Rate

241.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 241.0 10/10
  • Other theft 107.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Other crime 15.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.4 6/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Elder Grove area has the 8th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 50th 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 Elder Grove (NE34 8AR) in the last 12 months was 241.0 per 1,000 residents and was 231.4% higher than the Cleadon Park average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elder Grove (NE34 8AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laurel Grove (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elder Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Luffness Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other crime Luffness Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Court —
Apr 2026Other crime Laurel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Laurel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Laurel Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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