Crime Rates at James Mather Street, South Shields, NE33 2DN

James Mather Street area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the highest crime rate of 523 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 James Mather Street (NE33 2DN) in the last 12 months was 2274.6 per 1,000 residents and was 656.8% higher than the Beacon and Bents average (300.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 248 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -41.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 349 (≈ 1008.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Mather Street (NE33 2DN), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 521 crimes here, including 259 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.