Total Crime Rate

109.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Markham Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 189th highest 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 Markham Avenue (SR6 7DE) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% higher than the Cleadon Park average (90.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Markham Avenue (SR6 7DE), the main crime hotspot is near Ash Grove. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Markham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Adolphus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Myrtle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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