Total Crime Rate
181.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hobart 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 Hobart Avenue (NE34 9DU) 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 Hobart Avenue (NE34 9DU), 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.
View Crime In Bede| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Troutbeck Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hedworth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Troutbeck Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Winskell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dame Flora Robson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dame Flora Robson Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Seton Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seton Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bainbridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobart Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hedworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brisbane Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Australia Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richardson Avenue | Under investigation |
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