Crime Rates at Whitfield Villas, South Shields, NE33 5NH

Whitfield Villas area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitfield Villas (NE33 5NH) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% lower than the Bede average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitfield Villas (NE33 5NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vine Street, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Temple Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.