Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milton Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hebburn North , and the 187th highest crime rate of 528 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 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -90.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Avenue (NE31 1PY), the main crime hotspot is near Windsor Crescent. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 44 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montrose Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedgeley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windsor Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A185 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cornfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Cornfields
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Makendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Makendon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilkinson Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Verdun Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Crescent Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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