Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Portchester Grove area has the 10th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Boldon Colliery , and the 198th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portchester Grove (NE35 9ND) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portchester Grove (NE35 9ND), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Portchester Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grays Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grays Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dunelm Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dunelm Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunelm Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dunelm Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dunelm Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dunelm Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunelm Grange
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunelm Grange
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romsey Drive
Sep 2025Burglary Dunelm Grange Under investigation

Data Sources

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