Total Crime Rate

51.9 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 51.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hedgeley Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hebburn North , and the 169th 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 Hedgeley Road (NE31 1HB) in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hedgeley Road (NE31 1HB), the main crime hotspot is near Walsh Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hedgeley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Verdun Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Makendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montrose Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A185 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilkinson Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Walsh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Makendon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Cornfields —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cornfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedgeley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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