Total Crime Rate
59.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elmfield Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Hebburn South , and the 197th 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 Elmfield Road (NE31 2DY) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elmfield Road (NE31 2DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arlington Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Campbell Park Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hebburn South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bedeswell Close | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Campbell Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Devon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Devon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cornwall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Surrey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Surrey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Surrey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Park Road | Under investigation |
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