Crime Rates at Bensham Street, Boldon Colliery, NE35 9LN

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

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bensham Street (NE35 9LN) in the last 12 months was 956.5 per 1,000 residents and was 836.2% higher than the Boldon Colliery average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 434.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bensham Street (NE35 9LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hubert Street, where police recorded 59 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.