Total Crime Rate

153.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 153.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.4 9/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Charles Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Boldon Colliery , and the 119th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Street (NE35 9BH) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street (NE35 9BH), 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 Charles Street area

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

Data Sources

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