Postcode · South Shields
Crime in NE34 0LW
How much crime is recorded in NE34 0LW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Simonside
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,323 (2024)
How safe is NE34 0LW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE34 0LW 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
26.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).
NE34 0LWNational
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Burglary14.59.1
Other theft7.94.5
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Public order4.64.6
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other crime2.31.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Drugs1.82.4
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.