Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Public order 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chaffinch Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hebburn North , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chaffinch Drive (NE31 1BF) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% lower than the Hebburn North average (101.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaffinch Drive (NE31 1BF), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital Drive. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chaffinch Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lambley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prendwick Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lambley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Drive —
Sep 2025Burglary Chaffinch Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prendwick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blue House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blue House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beanley Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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