Crime Rates at West Park Road, South Shields, NE33 4LB

West Park Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 38th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Park Road (NE33 4LB) in the last 12 months was 348.3 per 1,000 residents and was 286.4% higher than the Cleadon Park average (90.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 185.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Park Road (NE33 4LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shrewsbury Terrace, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ravensworth Terrace (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.