Total Crime Rate

67.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 67.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Wansbeck Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hebburn North , and the 261st 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 Wansbeck Road (NE32 5ST) in the last 12 months was 67.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% lower than the Hebburn North average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wansbeck Road (NE32 5ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sussex Street, where police recorded 18 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherburn Grange North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coquet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dillon Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dillon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dillon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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