Total Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.0 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 89.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Burglary 19.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hepscott Terrace area has the 13th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 207th 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 Hepscott Terrace (NE33 4TH) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% higher than the Horsley Hill average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hepscott Terrace (NE33 4TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 137 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canterbury Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hepscott Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepscott Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepscott Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oxford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cemetery Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cemetery Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westoe Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westoe Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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