Total Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

West Farm area has the 15th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Boldon Colliery , and the 253rd lowest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Farm (NE36 0DQ) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Farm (NE36 0DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keats Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Front Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Farm area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coniston Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Keats Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Front Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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