Crime Rates at Whiteleas Way, South Shields, NE34 8HD

Whiteleas Way area has the highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 11th 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 Whiteleas Way (NE34 8HD) in the last 12 months was 592.6 per 1,000 residents and was 714.9% higher than the Cleadon Park average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 52.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 263.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whiteleas Way (NE34 8HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Copley Avenue, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hogarth Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.