Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 72.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kipling Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hebburn North , and the 196th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kipling Avenue (NE31 1JF) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% higher than the Hebburn North average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kipling Avenue (NE31 1JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eton Square, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kipling Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Civic Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ralph Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ralph Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marr Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marr Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Ushaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marr Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville'S Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eton Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eton Square —
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Data Sources

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