Total Crime Rate

266.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 266.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 177.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Station Approach area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Boldon Colliery , and the 58th 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 Station Approach (NE36 0AB) in the last 12 months was 266.4 per 1,000 residents and was 160.8% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 248.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Approach (NE36 0AB), the main crime hotspot is near Glencourse. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Station Approach area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glencourse Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleadon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glencourse Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glencourse Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glencourse Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glencourse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glencourse Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glencourse Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cleadon Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleadon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleadon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleadon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beckenham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Baldwin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glencourse Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glencourse Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glencourse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Chad'S Villas —
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Data Sources

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