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Crime in South Tyneside by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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4,379crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+12%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Cleadonlowest rate32.3 per 1,000 a year
100.9middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Horsley Hill (-11%), Jarrow (-5%) and Primrose (-4%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1The LaweNE33 · 8,367 residents 284.9▲ 23%anti-social behaviour
2South ShieldsNE33 · 54,557 residents 198▲ 23%anti-social behaviour
3WestoeNE33 · 16,369 residents 187.9▲ 38%shoplifting
4CauldwellNE34 · 16,328 residents 148▲ 48%shoplifting
5West HartonNE34 · 12,280 residents 142▲ 19%violence
6HebburnNE31 · 51,801 residents 111.9▲ 1%violence
7JarrowNE32 · 45,570 residents 110.1▼ 5%violence
8Biddick HallNE34 · 18,471 residents 108.7▲ 15%violence
9WhiteleasNE34 · 55,957 residents 106.4▲ 14%violence
10Brockley WhinsNE34 · 53,729 residents 105.9▲ 5%violence
11HedworthNE32 · 40,349 residents 100.9▲ 14%violence
12Cleadon ParkNE34 · 10,017 residents 100.6▲ 18%anti-social behaviour
13Boldon CollieryNE35 · 40,750 residents 98.8▲ 8%violence
14FellgateNE32 · 10,835 residents 89▲ 4%violence
15West BoldonNE36 · 42,112 residents 86.6▲ 5%violence
16East BoldonNE36 · 38,431 residents 84.7▲ 1%violence
17Harton NookNE34 · 12,597 residents 84.5▲ 11%violence
18PrimroseNE32 · 15,998 residents 74.3▼ 4%violence
19HartonNE34 · 13,036 residents 70.6▲ 3%shoplifting
20WhitburnSR6 · 5,251 residents 55.6▼ 3%violence
21Horsley HillNE34 · 11,369 residents 46.1▼ 11%anti-social behaviour
22CleadonSR6 · 4,333 residents 32.3▲ 3%anti-social behaviour

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of South Tyneside have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Cleadon, Horsley Hill, Whitburn, Harton and Primrose.

Which areas of South Tyneside have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in The Lawe, South Shields, Westoe, Cauldwell and West Harton.

Is crime going up or down in South Tyneside?

Across South Tyneside, 4,379 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 12% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.