Total Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 60.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.4 8/10
  • Public order 30.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Queens 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.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Crescent area

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

Data Sources

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