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 February 2025 crime hot spots
The most crime in South Tyneside was reported in and around these locations in February 2025. | Google Maps

2. King Street/Mile End Road, South Shields
There were 62 offences, including 24 for anti-social behaviour, reported in or around this location in February 2025. | Google Maps

3. Viking Centre, Jarrow
There were 45 offences, including 40 for shoplifting, reported in or around this location in February 2025. | Google Maps

4. Ocean Road, South Shields
There were 31 offences, including 20 for shoplifting, reported in or around this location in February 2025. | Google Maps