Crime Rates at Cumberland Place, South Shields, NE34 7JB

Cumberland Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 69th 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 Cumberland Place (NE34 7JB) in the last 12 months was 199.2 per 1,000 residents and was 191.3% higher than the Horsley Hill average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 109.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cumberland Place (NE34 7JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheshire Grove, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Suffolk Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.