Total Crime Rate

231.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

173.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 231.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 173.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.7 10/10
  • Public order 36.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hobart Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 54th highest crime rate of 523 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 231.9 per 1,000 residents and was 105.8% higher than the Bede average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 173.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hobart Avenue (NE34 9DU), the main crime hotspot is near Richardson Avenue. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hobart Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canberra Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dame Flora Robson Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tasmania Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tasmania Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tasmania Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Hymers Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tasmania Road —
Apr 2026Public order Stoker Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Winskell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winskell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Troutbeck Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Troutbeck Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tasmania Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Winskell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queensland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ayrey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brisbane Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ayrey Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canberra Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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