Postcode · Hebburn
Crime in NE31 2PJ
How much crime is recorded in NE31 2PJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hebburn South
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,384 (2024)
NE31 2PJHebburn
How safe is NE31 2PJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE31 2PJ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NE31 2PJNational
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Burglary9.89.1
Public order3.34.6
Other crime3.11.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Drugs0.62.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.