Total Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 38.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • 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

Hedworth Lane area has the 27th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Boldon Colliery , and the 145th 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 Hedworth Lane (NE35 9JD) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower than the Boldon Colliery average (77.7 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 Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hedworth Lane (NE35 9JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church View, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fareham Grove (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hedworth Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Church View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kingswood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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