Total Crime Rate

105.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.1 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 105.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Waterside Park area has the 13th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hebburn North , and the 169th 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 Waterside Park (NE31 1RS) in the last 12 months was 105.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% higher than the Hebburn North average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside Park (NE31 1RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marina View, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thomas Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waterside Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Carr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyne View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anthony'S Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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