Crime Rates at Lynwood Way, South Shields, NE34 8DA

Lynwood Way area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 142nd 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 Lynwood Way (NE34 8DA) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower than the Cleadon Park average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynwood Way (NE34 8DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.