Total Crime Rate
134.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitburn Road East area has the 6th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Boldon Colliery , and the 121st 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 Whitburn Road East (SR6 7UP) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% higher than the Boldon Colliery average (77.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitburn Road East (SR6 7UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windermere, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxton Court (1 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 | Sunderland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Windermere | Under investigation |
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