Total Crime Rate

65.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Byron Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Boldon Colliery , and the 215th lowest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byron Avenue (NE35 9DT) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower than the Boldon Colliery average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Avenue (NE35 9DT), 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 Byron Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shelley 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Morris Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnside Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ruskin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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