Crime Rates at Kent Place, South Shields, NE34 6PU

Kent Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Harton , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kent Place (NE34 6PU) in the last 12 months was 134.0 per 1,000 residents and was 122.4% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 74.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Place (NE34 6PU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.