Total Crime Rate
134.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025North Farm Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hebburn North , and the 144th 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 North Farm Road (NE31 1LX) in the last 12 months was 134.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 108.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Farm Road (NE31 1LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kent Avenue (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hebburn North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tharsis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kent Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | West Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglass Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Derby Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anthony'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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