Postcode · South Shields
Crime in NE34 9SR
How much crime is recorded in NE34 9SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Biddick Hall
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,548 (2024)
How safe is NE34 9SR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE34 9SR area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.5
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 9SRNational
Violence and sexual offences22.723.6
Criminal damage and arson20.54.7
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Burglary7.19.1
Public order4.34.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other theft1.84.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.