Crime Rates at Leighton Street, South Shields, NE33 3BT

Leighton Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 131st 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 Leighton Street (NE33 3BT) in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% lower than the Horsley Hill average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Street (NE33 3BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baltic Court, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westoe Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.