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

Finlay Court 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 Finlay Court (NE34 9QA) 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 Finlay Court (NE34 9QA), the main crime hotspot is near Drummond Crescent. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Finlay Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amos Ayre Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Simonside Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jarrow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Amos Ayre Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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