Total Crime Rate

108.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.1 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 108.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 26.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Durham Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Fellgate and Hedworth , and the 165th highest 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 Durham Drive (NE32 4TF) in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% higher than the Fellgate and Hedworth average (83.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Drive (NE32 4TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lancaster Way, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Durham Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Lancaster Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penzance Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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