Total Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 135.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 49.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Chesterton Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 120th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chesterton Road (NE34 9HH) in the last 12 months was 135.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesterton Road (NE34 9HH), the main crime hotspot is near Bunyan Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chesterton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobbett Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dickens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dickens Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dickens Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Austen Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hardy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hardy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galsworthy Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobbett Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobbett Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austen Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunyan Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chesterton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chesterton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belloc Avenue —
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Data Sources

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