Total Crime Rate

165.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.9 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 165.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wye Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Hebburn South , and the 91st highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wye Road (NE31 2DF) in the last 12 months was 165.5 per 1,000 residents and was 190.1% higher than the Hebburn South average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wye Road (NE31 2DF), the main crime hotspot is near Derwent Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wye Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clyde Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Solway Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Severn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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