Total Crime Rate
47.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Regent Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Hebburn South , and the 156th 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 Regent Drive (NE31 2EF) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Regent Drive (NE31 2EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cloverhill Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blue House Road (6 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Wardley Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blue House Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lambley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lambley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cloverhill Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blue House Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Crescent | Under investigation |
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