Crime Rate in Hebburn South, ward

Hebburn South has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 18 wards in South Tyneside district and the 3768th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 94th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hebburn South in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% lower than the South Tyneside district average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hebburn South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 276 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -67.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 350 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hebburn South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sports/Recreation Area, with 65 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Derwent Avenue (23 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.