Crime Rates at Box Lane, South Shields, NE33 1DP

This area has the 7th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 14th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (NE33 1DP) in the last 12 months was 612.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% higher than the Beacon and Bents average (362.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 142.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode NE33 1DP, the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 601 crimes here, including 230 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.