Total Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mountbatten Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Hebburn South , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mountbatten Avenue (NE31 2PH) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% 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. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountbatten Avenue (NE31 2PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mountbatten Avenue, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Toner Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mountbatten Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Kelly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Penshaw View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelly Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lake View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lake View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penshaw View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toner Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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