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Safest Areas in South Shields

Data: 2025-04 to 2026-03 · Source: data.police.uk

Burglaries (12 months)

363

4.48 per 1,000 residents

UK average (per 1,000)

3.4

England & Wales

vs UK average

+33%

burglary rate difference

Safest neighbourhoods in South Shields

Ranked by burglary rate, lowest first

1

Harton

1.67/1,000
Safety score: 752

Cleadon Park

2.34/1,000
Safety score: 583

Whitburn and Marsden

2.79/1,000
Safety score: 474

Horsley Hill

2.89/1,000
Safety score: 455

Cleadon and East Boldon

2.90/1,000
Safety score: 456

Biddick and All Saints

4.21/1,000
Safety score: 237

Whiteleas

4.46/1,000
Safety score: 208

Bede

4.92/1,000
Safety score: 169

Boldon Colliery

5.30/1,000
Safety score: 1310

West Park

5.52/1,000
Safety score: 1211

Westoe

6.53/1,000
Safety score: 812

Simonside and Rekendyke

9.02/1,000
Safety score: 313

Beacon and Bents

9.76/1,000
Safety score: 2

Burglary hotspots in South Shields

Ranked by burglary rate, highest first

1

Beacon and Bents

9.76/1,000
Safety score: 22

Simonside and Rekendyke

9.02/1,000
Safety score: 33

Westoe

6.53/1,000
Safety score: 84

West Park

5.52/1,000
Safety score: 125

Boldon Colliery

5.30/1,000
Safety score: 136

Bede

4.92/1,000
Safety score: 167

Whiteleas

4.46/1,000
Safety score: 208

Biddick and All Saints

4.21/1,000
Safety score: 239

Cleadon and East Boldon

2.90/1,000
Safety score: 4510

Horsley Hill

2.89/1,000
Safety score: 4511

Whitburn and Marsden

2.79/1,000
Safety score: 4712

Cleadon Park

2.34/1,000
Safety score: 5813

Harton

1.67/1,000
Safety score: 75

About South Shields

Population

81,067

Households

38,104

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Crime data from data.police.uk. Population data from Census 2021. Data covers 2025-04 to 2026-03.