Total Crime Rate

192.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 192.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Berkley Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hebburn North , and the 88th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Berkley Way (NE31 1SF) in the last 12 months was 192.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.9% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 133.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berkley Way (NE31 1SF), the main crime hotspot is near Lumley Court. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Berkley Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mcintyre Road —
Sep 2025Public order Coppergate Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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