Crime Rates at Harton Lane, South Shields, NE34 0PP

Harton Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 26th highest crime rate of 523 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 Harton Lane (NE34 0PP) in the last 12 months was 330.5 per 1,000 residents and was 354.5% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 175.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harton Lane (NE34 0PP), the main crime hotspot is near Haylands Square. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.