Crime Rates at Alice Street, South Shields, NE33 5PG

Alice Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 260th lowest crime rate of 523 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 Alice Street (NE33 5PG) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alice Street (NE33 5PG), the main crime hotspot is near Beaufront Terrace. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.