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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5. Mortimer Road, South Shields
There were 23 offences, including 22 for shoplifting, reported in or around this location in April 2025. | Google Maps

6. The Viking Centre, Jarrow
There were 22 offences, including 17 for shoplifting, reported in or around this location in April 2025. | Google Maps

7. Temple Park, South Shields
There were 21 offences, including 20 for anti-social behaviour, reported in or around this location in April 2025. | Google Maps

8. Milton Street, South Shields
There were 16 offences, including 12 for shoplifting, reported in or around this location in April 2025. | Google Maps

