Total Crime Rate

54.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 54.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Surrey Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Hebburn South , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 523 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 Surrey Road (NE31 2DR) in the last 12 months was 54.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 223.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Surrey Road (NE31 2DR), the main crime hotspot is near Arlington Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Surrey Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedeswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rothbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Campbell Park Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benedict Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Arlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Suffolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedeswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedeswell Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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