Total Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chesterton Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 175th lowest crime rate of 528 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 Chesterton Road (NE34 9TW) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesterton Road (NE34 9TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hardy Avenue, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cronin Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chesterton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cronin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boswell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cronin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cronin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cronin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cronin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boswell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boswell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cronin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chesterton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Browning Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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