Postcode · South Shields
Crime in NE33 4LX
How much crime is recorded in NE33 4LX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Shields East
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,369 (2024)
NE33 4LXSouth Shields
How safe is NE33 4LX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE33 4LX area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).
NE33 4LXNational
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Anti-social behaviour15.410.7
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Other theft4.84.5
Public order4.64.6
Burglary4.69.1
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.72.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% 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.