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Crime in NE35

How much crime is recorded in NE35, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
South Tyneside
Region
North East
Population
10,575 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE35

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE35, 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
30.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

NE35National
Violence and sexual offences22.723.6
Shoplifting20.28.4
Burglary15.09.1
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Public order5.04.6
Other theft3.14.5
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Robbery1.41.4
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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