Postcode · South Shields
Crime in NE33 5NA
How much crime is recorded in NE33 5NA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Simonside
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,069 (2024)
NE33 5NASouth Shields
How safe is NE33 5NA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 52.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE33 5NA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
52.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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 5NANational
Violence and sexual offences38.023.6
Burglary19.99.1
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Criminal damage and arson9.74.7
Other theft8.24.5
Public order7.74.6
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Drugs4.12.4
Other crime3.21.5
Robbery2.21.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Shoplifting1.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.