Postcode · South Shields
Crime in NE34 7SZ
How much crime is recorded in NE34 7SZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Horsley Hill
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,415 (2024)
How safe is NE34 7SZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE34 7SZ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 7SZNational
Shoplifting8.78.4
Violence and sexual offences5.423.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Burglary3.19.1
Other crime2.91.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Public order1.14.6
Robbery1.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.