Total Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 35.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Wilkinson Gardens area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hebburn North , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilkinson Gardens (NE31 1TH) in the last 12 months was 35.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilkinson Gardens (NE31 1TH), the main crime hotspot is near Walsh Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilkinson Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wilkinson Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Falkland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walsh Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walsh Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ralph Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ralph Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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