Total Crime Rate

105.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orwell Close area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 199th highest crime rate of 528 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 Orwell Close (NE34 9JT) in the last 12 months was 105.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orwell Close (NE34 9JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hardy Avenue, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bunyan Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orwell Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chesterton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Browning Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Christie Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woolf Drive —
Sep 2025Other crime Dryden Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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