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 April 2025 crime hot spots
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2. King Street/Mile End Road, South Shields
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3. Ocean Road, South Shields
There were 26 offences, including 15 for shoplifting, reported in or around this location in April 2025. | Google Maps

4. Ocean Beach Pleasure Park, South Shields
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