Total Crime Rate

80.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 80.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Oakwood area has the 25th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hebburn North , and the 260th highest 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 Oakwood (NE31 1EB) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwood (NE31 1EB), the main crime hotspot is near Edward Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakwood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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