Total Crime Rate

90.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 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

New Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Boldon Colliery , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 528 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 New Road (NE35 9BF) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% lower than the Boldon Colliery average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (NE35 9BF), the main crime hotspot is near Burnside Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Byron Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnside Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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