Total Crime Rate

11.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 11.8 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Heworth Court area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 30th 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 Heworth Court (NE34 9DB) in the last 12 months was 11.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% lower than the Bede average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heworth Court (NE34 9DB), the main crime hotspot is near Orchid Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heworth Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osprey Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Throckley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Colchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Colchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartford Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hartford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchid Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchid Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchid Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redberry Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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