Crime Rates at Wharton Street, South Shields, NE33 3JS

Wharton Street area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 150th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wharton Street (NE33 3JS) in the last 12 months was 132.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharton Street (NE33 3JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Clay Street, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Derby Terrace (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.