Total Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wordsworth Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hebburn North , and the 240th highest crime rate of 528 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 Wordsworth Avenue (NE31 1QE) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Avenue (NE31 1QE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cornfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedgeley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Makendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Makendon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montrose Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Verdun Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Cornfields —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A185 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leslie Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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