Postcode · South Shields
Crime in NE34 9SB
How much crime is recorded in NE34 9SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Simonside
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,461 (2024)
NE34 9SBSouth Shields
How safe is NE34 9SB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE34 9SB 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
38.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
145
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 9SBNational
Shoplifting53.58.4
Violence and sexual offences31.723.6
Anti-social behaviour23.910.7
Criminal damage and arson14.84.7
Burglary10.49.1
Public order5.14.6
Other theft4.44.5
Other crime3.81.5
Robbery1.61.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.