Total Crime Rate
54.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Surrey 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.
View Crime In Hebburn South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thames Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bedeswell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rothbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Campbell Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benedict Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Arlington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Suffolk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arlington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedeswell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedeswell Close | Under investigation |
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