Total Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 60.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Falkland Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hebburn North , and the 236th lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Falkland Avenue (NE31 1PU) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falkland Avenue (NE31 1PU), the main crime hotspot is near Leslie Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Falkland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie 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 Mons Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mons Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leslie Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Falkland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Verdun Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jutland Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verdun Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mons Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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