Total Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 26.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Elm Grove area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Grove (NE34 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 26.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% lower than the Cleadon Park average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Grove (NE34 8AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wisteria Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Other crime Luffness Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Luffness Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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