Total Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 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 56.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Bruce Close area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 219th 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 Bruce Close (NE34 8JX) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bruce Close (NE34 8JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1298, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mackley Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bruce Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Austen Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gosforth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strathmore Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Mackley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mackley Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1298 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1298 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1298 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B1298 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mackley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gaskell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austen Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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