Crime Rates at Shakespeare Street, Jarrow, NE32 3PP

Shakespeare Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shakespeare Street (NE32 3PP) in the last 12 months was 184.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% higher than the Bede average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Street (NE32 3PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 267 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.