Crime Rates at East Close, South Shields, NE34 6PD

East Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Harton , and the 229th 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 East Close (NE34 6PD) in the last 12 months was 91.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% higher than the Harton average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Close (NE34 6PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holly Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pine Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.