Crime Rates at Sheridan Road, South Shields, NE34 9JF

Sheridan Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 116th highest crime rate of 528 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 Sheridan Road (NE34 9JF) in the last 12 months was 159.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% higher than the Bede average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 100.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheridan Road (NE34 9JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priestley Court, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chaucer Avenue (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.