The Home Office data, published on its https://www.police.uk/ website, covers Northumbria Police’s West Shields and Riverside; East Shields, Cleadon and Whitburn and Jarrow and Hebburn policing neighbourhoods.
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1. South Tyneside August 2024 crime hot spots
The most crime in South Tyneside was reported in and around these locations in August 2024. | Google Maps

2. Milton Street, South Shields
There were 50 offences, including 48 for shoplifting, reported in or around this location in August 2024. | Google Maps

3. The Viking Centre, Jarrow
There were 41 offences, including 32 for shoplifting, reported in or around this location in August 2024. | Google Maps

4. Ocean Road, South Shields
There were 36 offences, including 26 for shoplifting, reported in or around this location in August 2024. | Google Maps