Crime Rates at Prince Georg Square, South Shields, NE33 2BE

Prince Georg Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 6th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prince Georg Square (NE33 2BE) in the last 12 months was 920.6 per 1,000 residents and was 153.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 504.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Georg Square (NE33 2BE), 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.