Total Crime Rate
36.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Penzance Parade area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Hebburn South , and the 105th 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 Penzance Parade (NE31 2AP) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% lower than the Hebburn South average (64.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penzance Parade (NE31 2AP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hebburn South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Skegness Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Skegness Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Skegness Parade | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morecambe Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Douglas Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Douglas Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastbourne Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Skegness Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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