Total Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Surrey Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Hebburn South , and the 133rd 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 Surrey Road (NE31 2DR) in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 250.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Surrey Road (NE31 2DR), the main crime hotspot is near Arlington Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 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
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Surrey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bedeswell Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Devon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Devon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warwick Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Surrey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Surrey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warwick Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warwick Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warwick Road —

Data Sources

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