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

Cronin Avenue 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 Cronin Avenue (NE34 9JP) 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 Cronin Avenue (NE34 9JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bunyan Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ainsworth Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cronin Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunyan Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ainsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osprey Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsworth Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belloc Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chesterton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pintail Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chesterton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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