Total Crime Rate

492.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

204.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 492.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 204.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 160.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 153.3 10/10
  • Public order 51.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Carter Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hebburn North , and the 15th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carter Avenue (NE31 1QS) in the last 12 months was 492.7 per 1,000 residents and was 528.5% higher than the Hebburn North average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 204.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carter Avenue (NE31 1QS), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carter Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vimy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mons 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 Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Walk —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Verdun Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mons Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Aln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aln Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jutland Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hebburn —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verdun Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leslie Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mons Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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