Total Crime Rate

152.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 152.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 102.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 3rd highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Fellgate and Hedworth , and the 121st highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hedworth Lane (NE32 4LH) in the last 12 months was 152.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% higher than the Fellgate and Hedworth average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hedworth Lane (NE32 4LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hounslow Gardens, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashfield (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hedworth Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hounslow Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Westlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chestnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holland Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hounslow Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brayside —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hedworth Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ashfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ashfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hounslow Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgate Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedworth Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hounslow Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summerhill —
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Data Sources

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