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Crime in NE34 6

How much crime is recorded in NE34 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
South Tyneside
Region
North East
Population
17,787 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE34 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE34 6, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
19.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 6National
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Shoplifting8.98.4
Burglary5.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Public order2.84.6
Other crime2.21.5
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 21% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.

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