Total Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 52.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Bainbridge Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 203rd lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bainbridge Avenue (NE34 9QU) in the last 12 months was 52.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bainbridge Avenue (NE34 9QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Binchester Street, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richardson Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Simonside and Rekendyke

Crime Over Time in Bainbridge Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Binchester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hymers Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monkton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Binchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monkton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Binchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laybourn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Binchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Binchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Binchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stoker Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dame Flora Robson Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Simonside Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Binchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Binchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tennant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seton Avenue Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 18 of 18

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑