Total Crime Rate

128.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 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 128.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Heaton Gardens area has the 39th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 131st 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 Heaton Gardens (NE34 9TZ) in the last 12 months was 128.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heaton Gardens (NE34 9TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Benton Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Defoe Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heaton Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Millais Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Raphael Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heaton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Heaton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gosforth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orpen Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Titian Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Defoe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Defoe Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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