Total Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 67.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hedworth Lane area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 221st lowest crime rate of 528 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 Hedworth Lane (NE32 4ED) in the last 12 months was 67.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower than the Bede average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hedworth Lane (NE32 4ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hounslow Gardens, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trent Drive (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hedworth Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Usk Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trent Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandiacres Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ashfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thames Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hounslow Gardens —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hounslow Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witham Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hedworth Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Usk Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Usk Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holland Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgate Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glenside —
Sep 2025Burglary Glenside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ashfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenside Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hounslow Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hounslow Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medway Under investigation

Data Sources

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