Total Crime Rate
60.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queens Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Hebburn South , and the 239th 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 Queens Crescent (NE31 2TE) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% higher than the Hebburn South average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queens Crescent (NE31 2TE), 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.
View Crime In Hebburn South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ronald Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penshaw View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountbatten Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kelly Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelly Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kelly Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lake View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lake View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Penshaw View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Johnston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Toner Avenue | Under investigation |
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