Total Crime Rate
70.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Michaels Vale area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hebburn North , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Michaels Vale (NE31 1RL) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Michaels Vale (NE31 1RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kent Avenue (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hebburn North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marina View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tharsis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglass Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anthony'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kent Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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