Crime Rates at Laygate, South Shields, NE33 4QN

Laygate area has the 17th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 40th highest crime rate of 523 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 Laygate (NE33 4QN) in the last 12 months was 279.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% lower than the Beacon and Bents average (300.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 123.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laygate (NE33 4QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Frost Mews, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaufront Terrace (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.