Total Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Dykelands Way area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 528 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 Dykelands Way (NE34 9HA) in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dykelands Way (NE34 9HA), 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 Dykelands Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hedworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Troutbeck Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Troutbeck Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richardson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Australia Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobart Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Winskell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hedworth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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