Postcode · South Shields
Crime in NE34 6RR
How much crime is recorded in NE34 6RR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harton East
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,352 (2024)
NE34 6RRSouth Shields
How safe is NE34 6RR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE34 6RR area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 6RRNational
Violence and sexual offences29.123.6
Criminal damage and arson10.44.7
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Burglary5.59.1
Other crime4.31.5
Public order3.74.6
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Drugs1.32.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.