Crime Rates at Westoe Road, South Shields, NE33 3PW

Westoe Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 60th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westoe Road (NE33 3PW) in the last 12 months was 264.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westoe Road (NE33 3PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ada Street, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near May Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.