Crime Rates at Beach Road, South Shields, NE33 2NN

Beach Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 17th 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 Beach Road (NE33 2NN) in the last 12 months was 581.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 124.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beach Road (NE33 2NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baltic Court, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sydenham Terrace (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.