Crime Rates at Monkton Avenue, South Shields, NE34 9RX

Monkton 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 Monkton Avenue (NE34 9RX) 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 Monkton Avenue (NE34 9RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Binchester Street, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chaucer Avenue (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.