Total Crime Rate

120.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 120.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.0 10/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Berkley Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hebburn North , and the 146th highest crime rate of 523 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 120.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berkley Way (NE31 1SF), the main crime hotspot is near Lumley Court. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lumley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Oswald'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Oswald'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Oswald'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berkley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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