Crime Rates at Richmond Road, South Shields, NE34 0QL

Richmond Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Biddick and All Saints , and the 205th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richmond Road (NE34 0QL) in the last 12 months was 104.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% lower than the Biddick and All Saints average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Road (NE34 0QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stanhope Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farnham Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.