Total Crime Rate

148.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 148.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingsley Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 107th highest crime rate of 523 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 Kingsley Avenue (NE34 9JA) in the last 12 months was 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsley Avenue (NE34 9JA), the main crime hotspot is near Priestley Court. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ainsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priestley Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsworth Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunyan Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priestley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Priestley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Priestley Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priestley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priestley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belloc Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chaucer Avenue 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
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Data Sources

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