Total Crime Rate

133.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 133.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.5 10/10
  • Drugs 17.6 10/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Hindmarch Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Boldon Colliery , and the 145th 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 Hindmarch Drive (NE36 0HX) in the last 12 months was 133.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hindmarch Drive (NE36 0HX), the main crime hotspot is near Burnside Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hindmarch Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Three Rivers Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ruskin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hardie Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnside Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Byron Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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