Total Crime Rate
324.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
115.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Boldon Colliery , and the 28th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around North Road (NE35 9AX) in the last 12 months was 324.0 per 1,000 residents and was 317.1% higher than the Boldon Colliery average (77.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 115.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Road (NE35 9AX), the main crime hotspot is near Gibson Court. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Boldon Colliery| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reginald Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Arnold Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | North Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | North Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reginald Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | North Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | North Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | John Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | North Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oswald Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reginald Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reginald Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reginald Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reginald Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | North Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reginald Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reginald Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reginald Street | Under investigation |
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