Total Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 97.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 27.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Hexham Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Hebburn South , and the 187th highest 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 Hexham Avenue (NE31 2DL) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% higher than the Hebburn South average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hexham Avenue (NE31 2DL), 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 Hexham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedeswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Solway Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Arlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arlington Road 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
Apr 2026Burglary Clyde Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedeswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedeswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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