Crime Rates at Donkins Street, Boldon Colliery, NE35 9HY

Donkins Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Boldon Colliery , and the 141st 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 Donkins Street (NE35 9HY) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Donkins Street (NE35 9HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunelm Grange, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Henley Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.