Total Crime Rate

181.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 181.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.7 10/10
  • Public order 29.0 10/10
  • Other crime 21.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Perth Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 95th highest crime rate of 528 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 Perth Avenue (NE34 9DR) in the last 12 months was 181.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 137.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 137.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Perth Avenue (NE34 9DR), the main crime hotspot is near Richardson Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Perth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dame Flora Robson Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Fife Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dame Flora Robson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobart Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richardson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Winskell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Inverness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fife Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oban Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oban Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Australia Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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