Crime Rates at River Drive, South Shields, NE33 1JY

River Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 256th lowest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around River Drive (NE33 1JY) in the last 12 months was 76.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% lower than the Beacon and Bents average (362.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around River Drive (NE33 1JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caer Urfa Close, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B1303 (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.