Total Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 88.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Belloc Avenue area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 236th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Belloc Avenue (NE34 9HT) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belloc Avenue (NE34 9HT), the main crime hotspot is near Priestley Court. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Belloc Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cronin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Priestley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sheridan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cronin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cronin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ainsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ainsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ainsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dryden Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priestley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Priestley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Priestley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chesterton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cronin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woolf Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cronin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cronin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Browning Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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