Total Crime Rate

291.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 291.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.6 10/10
  • Public order 33.8 10/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Richardson Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 49th highest crime rate of 528 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 Richardson Avenue (NE34 9RR) in the last 12 months was 291.1 per 1,000 residents and was 113.8% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 130.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 138.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richardson Avenue (NE34 9RR), the main crime hotspot is near Richardson Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Richardson Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Troutbeck Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hedworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richardson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Troutbeck Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Winskell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ranson Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Ranson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ranson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dame Flora Robson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dame Flora Robson Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Seton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hedworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bainbridge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edhill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobart Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edhill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edhill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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