Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 87.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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
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

Huxley Close area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 209th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Huxley Close (NE34 9JS) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% lower than the Bede average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huxley Close (NE34 9JS), 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 Huxley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belloc Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priestley Court 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Bronte Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunyan 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Priestley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Priestley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chesterton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Priestley Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priestley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priestley Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobbett Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobbett Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobbett Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galsworthy Road —
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Data Sources

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