Total Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Cornfields area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hebburn North , and the 122nd 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 The Cornfields (NE31 1YH) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Cornfields (NE31 1YH), the main crime hotspot is near Walsh Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Cornfields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedgeley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Verdun Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Walsh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montrose Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Makendon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wagonway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Makendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilkinson Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Cornfields —
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cornfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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