Total Crime Rate

170.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 170.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 25th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 86th 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 Boswell Avenue (NE34 9SS) in the last 12 months was 170.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% higher than the Bede average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boswell Avenue (NE34 9SS), 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 (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dickens Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobbett Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dickens Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dickens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biddick Hall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hardy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galsworthy Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gaskell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hardy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobbett Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobbett Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Defoe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Defoe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Austen Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austen Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gosforth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chesterton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chesterton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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