Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.1 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 62.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Boswell Avenue area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 243rd 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 Boswell Avenue (NE34 9SR) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boswell Avenue (NE34 9SR), the main crime hotspot is near Dickens Avenue. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boswell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belloc Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dickens Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hardy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hardy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galsworthy Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Austen Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austen Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobbett Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobbett Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobbett Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dickens Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dickens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chesterton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chesterton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gaskell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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