Crime Rates at Shelley Avenue, South Shields, NE34 7QE

Shelley Avenue area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 170th lowest crime rate of 523 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 Shelley Avenue (NE34 7QE) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower than the Cleadon Park average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 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 ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Avenue (NE34 7QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eastway, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hayton Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.