Total Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 38.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 9.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

North Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Boldon Colliery , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Street (SR6 7PL) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% lower than the Boldon Colliery average (77.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Street (SR6 7PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nursery Lane, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Low Meadow
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nursery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nursery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nursery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nursery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Windermere Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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