Total Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ralph Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hebburn North , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ralph Street (NE31 1HP) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% lower than the Hebburn North average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ralph Street (NE31 1HP), the main crime hotspot is near Windsor Crescent. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hebburn North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wilkinson Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Black Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lumley Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ralph Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ralph Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Black Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Witton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Witton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Berkley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tennyson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berkley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Oswald'S Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Oswald'S Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Oswald'S Road | β |
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