Crime Rate in Whitburn and Marsden, ward

Whitburn and Marsden has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 18 wards in South Tyneside district and the 3608th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 85th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Whitburn and Marsden in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower than the South Tyneside district average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Whitburn and Marsden’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 141 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -31.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 188 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Whitburn and Marsden ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Croftside Avenue, with 78 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.