Total Crime Rate
8.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lyndon Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Boldon Colliery , and the 18th lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lyndon Drive (NE36 0NU) in the last 12 months was 8.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.8% lower than the Boldon Colliery average (77.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lyndon Drive (NE36 0NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keats Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stewart Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cleadon and East Boldon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keats Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pennine Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Coniston Grange | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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