Total Crime Rate

282.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.9 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 282.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.6 10/10
  • Public order 42.2 10/10
  • Other crime 25.3 10/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Monkton Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 38th 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 Monkton Avenue (NE34 9RU) in the last 12 months was 282.7 per 1,000 residents and was 150.9% higher than the Bede average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 113.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monkton Avenue (NE34 9RU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Monkton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dame Flora Robson Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Winskell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laybourn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Troutbeck Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Troutbeck Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monkton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hymers Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monkton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winskell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Winskell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stoker Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Binchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Binchester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Binchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Binchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Binchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Binchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Binchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Binchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Close —
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Data Sources

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