Total Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kipling Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Boldon Colliery , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 523 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 Kipling Avenue (NE35 9EE) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% lower than the Boldon Colliery average (77.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kipling Avenue (NE35 9EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keats Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stewart Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kipling Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keats Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brooke Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coniston Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooke Avenue —
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Data Sources

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