Crime Rates at Sunderland Road, South Shields, NE34 6AL

Sunderland Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Harton , and the 56th 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 Sunderland Road (NE34 6AL) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% lower than the Harton average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunderland Road (NE34 6AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Avenue, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.