Crime in NE34 8TE
How much crime is recorded in NE34 8TE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whiteleas
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,155 (2024)
NE34 8TESouth Shields
How safe is NE34 8TE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE34 8TE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
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).
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 53% since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.