Crime Rates at Bewick Street, South Shields, NE33 4JU

Bewick Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 96th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bewick Street (NE33 4JU) in the last 12 months was 160.4 per 1,000 residents and was 120.6% higher than the Cleadon Park average (72.7 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bewick Street (NE33 4JU), the main crime hotspot is near Milton Street. Police recorded 302 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.