Total Crime Rate

134.3 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 134.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.2 10/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

North 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.

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Crime Over Time in North Farm Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tharsis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Drive
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglass Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Derby Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Anthony'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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