Total Crime Rate
448.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Arnold Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Boldon Colliery , and the 27th highest crime rate of 528 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 Arnold Street (NE35 9BA) in the last 12 months was 448.6 per 1,000 residents and was 339.1% higher than the Boldon Colliery average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 121.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arnold Street (NE35 9BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Road, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gibson Court (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Boldon Colliery| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hubert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | John Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | John Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | South Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibson Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibson Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibson Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibson Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibson Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | North Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | North Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | North Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | North Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibson Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hubert Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oswald Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oswald Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gibson Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oswald Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oswald Close | Under investigation |
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