Total Crime Rate

275.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 275.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.7 10/10
  • Public order 29.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Other crime 18.6 10/10
  • Burglary 14.9 9/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Melrose Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Hebburn South , and the 55th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melrose Avenue (NE31 2JD) in the last 12 months was 275.1 per 1,000 residents and was 326.3% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 137.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 351.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Avenue (NE31 2JD), the main crime hotspot is near Derwent Avenue. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melrose Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Derwent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Westminster Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Derwent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finchale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Severn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Severn Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Beresford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hexham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clyde Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lindisfarne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fountains Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trent Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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