Total Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 38.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Hedgeley Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hebburn North , and the 147th 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 Hedgeley Road (NE31 1PR) in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hedgeley Road (NE31 1PR), the main crime hotspot is near Whickham Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hedgeley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Verdun Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leslie Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jutland Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mons Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mons Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mons Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Verdun Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Verdun Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vimy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verdun Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Aln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Aln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aln Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Falkland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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