Hebburn and Jarrow — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Northumbria Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

Home of the Great North Run, the largest town in the area is South Shields. South Tyneside's population is largely centred around the riverside towns of Jarrow and Hebburn. Our primary police base for the area is Millbank.

Contact the team

In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Northumbria Police's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

413 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (445): ▼ 32 (7%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

Violence and sexual offences136 · 33%
Anti-social behaviour79 · 19%
Shoplifting48 · 12%
Criminal damage and arson36 · 9%
Burglary28 · 7%
Public order27 · 7%
Other theft21 · 5%
Other crime12 · 3%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

126 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

Investigation complete; no suspect identified125 · 99%
Awaiting court outcome1 · 1%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

Shop Theft

We’ve improved shop-theft protocols, increased resources, and targeted prolific offenders resulting in Community Behaviour Orders and over 10 years of custodial sentences since October 2024. Retail crime has fallen across Jarrow and Hebburn, with a focused plan at Morrisons (Viking Centre) achieving a 70% reduction in one month. Strong partnership work and targeting repeat offenders are also helping to disrupt wider criminality.

Set: 2026-05-19

Shop theft

Set: 2026-01-28

Anti-social behaviour in Hebburn Town Centre and Marina

Police and Council teams carry out regular joint patrols in hotspot areas. We’re using a full range of legal and civil powers to tackle disorder, alongside joint family visits and Youth Justice support. The Local Authority continues targeted diversion and engagement at peak times.

Set: 2026-05-19