Total Crime Rate

88.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nicholas Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 208th highest crime rate of 523 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 Nicholas Avenue (SR6 7DB) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% higher than the Cleadon Park average (72.7 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nicholas Avenue (SR6 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Croftside Avenue, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marina Terrace (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nicholas Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croftside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croftside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adolphus Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adolphus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Fields —
Apr 2026Other theft Myrtle Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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