Postcode · South Shields
Crime in NE34 0RB
How much crime is recorded in NE34 0RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Harton
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,244 (2024)
NE34 0RBSouth Shields
How safe is NE34 0RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE34 0RB 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
26.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 0RBNational
Violence and sexual offences23.123.6
Burglary13.09.1
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Public order5.24.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Drugs2.52.4
Other crime2.51.5
Other theft2.04.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.