Total Crime Rate

116.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 116.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 9/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fern Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 155th highest crime rate of 523 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 Fern Avenue (SR6 7HT) in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Avenue (SR6 7HT), the main crime hotspot is near Range View. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fern Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsden Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Range View Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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