Postcode · South Shields
Crime in NE34 9BQ
How much crime is recorded in NE34 9BQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brockley Whins
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,526 (2024)
NE34 9BQSouth Shields
How safe is NE34 9BQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE34 9BQ 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
36.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
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 9BQNational
Shoplifting29.18.4
Violence and sexual offences28.323.6
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Burglary10.89.1
Criminal damage and arson10.64.7
Public order6.44.6
Other crime5.31.5
Robbery2.01.4
Drugs1.92.4
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% 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.