Crime Rates at Lord Street, South Shields, NE33 3DB

Lord Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lord Street (NE33 3DB) in the last 12 months was 113.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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