Total Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Monkton Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Hebburn South , and the 67th 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 Monkton Lane (NE31 2GD) in the last 12 months was 22.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Monkton Lane (NE31 2GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warwick Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bedeswell Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hebburn South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Campbell Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bedeswell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedeswell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedeswell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benedict Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Suffolk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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