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Boldon Colliery

Middle area

The south west of the South Tyneside. 5,873 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Boldon Colliery live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£146,000
Joint 470th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,778
2,477th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Boldon Colliery

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Boldon Colliery at a rate of 98.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across South Tyneside.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences205
Anti-social behaviour101
Other crime91
Shoplifting79
Criminal damage and arson42
Burglary39
Vehicle crime9
Drug offences6
Robbery4
Theft from the person2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Boldon Colliery compares

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Median sale price23 middle areas, South Tyneside · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in South Tyneside23 areas from £96,000 to £275,000. The middle area is £162,000. Boldon Colliery is £146,000.
£146,0009th cheapest
Population23 middle areas, South Tyneside · 2021
Population: every middle area in South Tyneside23 areas from 5,025 to 10,190. The middle area is 5,951. Boldon Colliery is 5,778.
5,7789th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares23 middle areas, South Tyneside · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in South Tyneside23 areas from 14.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Boldon Colliery is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage23 middle areas, South Tyneside · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in South Tyneside23 areas from 82.9% to 98.7%. The middle area is 94.3%. Boldon Colliery is 97.2%.
97.2%joint 5th highest

Is Boldon Colliery safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Boldon Colliery at a rate of 98.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across South Tyneside.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 33 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Boldon Colliery.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (205), anti-social behaviour (101) and other crime (91).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of South Tyneside

These figures are published for the whole of South Tyneside, not for each middle area, so they describe all of South Tyneside and not Boldon Colliery alone. See South Tyneside

Average house price
£161,559
Up 5.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,739
28th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.8×
Joint 36th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
31.1
Joint 31st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Boldon Colliery in brief

The median price paid for a home in Boldon Colliery was £146,000 in 2025.

Boldon Colliery had 5,778 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Boldon Colliery live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Boldon Colliery, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.