Crime Rates at Fort Street, South Shields, NE33 2AZ

Fort Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 216th 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 Fort Street (NE33 2AZ) in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fort Street (NE33 2AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 258 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.