Total Crime Rate

475.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

160.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 475.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 160.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 109.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.6 10/10
  • Other theft 57.9 10/10
  • Public order 57.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.7 8/10
  • Drugs 25.7 10/10
  • Burglary 22.5 10/10
  • Robbery 19.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 16th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (NE34 9PH) in the last 12 months was 475.9 per 1,000 residents and was 322.4% higher than the Bede average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 160.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (NE34 9PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ewart Crescent (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Ewart Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Simonside Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Towers Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Amos Ayre Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amos Ayre Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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