Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dunelm Drive area has the 21st highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Boldon Colliery , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunelm Drive (NE36 0HJ) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunelm Drive (NE36 0HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burnside Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stewart Drive (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dunelm Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Claremount Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Claremount Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnside Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Sep 2025Public order Western Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hardie Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Keats Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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