Total Crime Rate

173.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 173.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Dickens Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 104th 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 Dickens Avenue (NE34 9SY) in the last 12 months was 173.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickens Avenue (NE34 9SY), the main crime hotspot is near Hardy Avenue. Police recorded 41 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 Dickens Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boswell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boswell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Froude Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chesterton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boswell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cameron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gosforth Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gosforth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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