Total Crime Rate

448.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 448.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 115.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.6 10/10
  • Public order 34.3 10/10
  • Other theft 21.8 10/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Arnold 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.

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Crime Over Time in Arnold Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hubert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hubert Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oswald Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oswald Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gibson Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oswald Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oswald Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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