Total Crime Rate

189.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 189.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Wye Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Hebburn South , and the 89th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wye Road (NE31 2DF) in the last 12 months was 189.7 per 1,000 residents and was 193.9% higher than the Hebburn South average (64.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 86.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wye Road (NE31 2DF), the main crime hotspot is near Derwent Avenue. Police recorded 44 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 Wye Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finchale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Devon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Devon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Derwent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Severn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Severn Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clyde Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hexham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Derwent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Derwent Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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