Crime Rates at Froude Avenue, South Shields, NE34 9TB

Froude Avenue area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 171st highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Froude Avenue (NE34 9TB) in the last 12 months was 104.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Froude Avenue (NE34 9TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Benton Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dickens Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.