Total Crime Rate

187.0 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 187.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Galsworthy Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 91st highest crime rate of 528 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 Galsworthy Road (NE34 9HN) in the last 12 months was 187.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% higher than the Bede average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Galsworthy Road (NE34 9HN), the main crime hotspot is near Hardy Avenue. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Galsworthy Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Browning Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chesterton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boswell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dryden Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boswell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boswell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woolf Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Christie Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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