Total Crime Rate

161.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 161.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • 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

Kipling Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hebburn North , and the 115th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kipling Avenue (NE31 1JF) in the last 12 months was 161.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 119.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kipling Avenue (NE31 1JF), the main crime hotspot is near Windsor Crescent. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kipling Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palmer Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marr Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Marr Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Black Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ushaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ushaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frobisher Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windsor Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Eton Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eton Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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