Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 66.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wansbeck Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hebburn North , and the 256th lowest 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 Wansbeck Road (NE32 5SR) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% lower than the Hebburn North average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wansbeck Road (NE32 5SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bede Burn Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Terrace (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wansbeck Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dillon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dillon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherburn Grange North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dillon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coquet Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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