Total Crime Rate

121.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Australia Grove area has the 45th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Australia Grove (NE34 9DF) in the last 12 months was 121.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% lower than the Bede average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Australia Grove (NE34 9DF), the main crime hotspot is near Gretna Drive. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Australia Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gretna Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Fife Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Australia Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gretna Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brockley Whins —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brockley Whins —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brockley Whins —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gretna Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Inverness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gretna Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Gretna Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gretna Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobart Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fife Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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