Total Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 84.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milton Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hebburn North , and the 217th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Avenue (NE31 1PY) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Avenue (NE31 1PY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Verdun Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ralph Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ralph Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilkinson Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Verdun Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Verdun Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verdun Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Falkland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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