South Tyneside

At a glance, population and employment estimates for South Tyneside.

Population: 151,133
People in Employment: 60,175 (66.5%)
People Inactive: 25,120 (27.8%)
People Unemployed: 5,160 (5.7%)
Number Of Jobs: 53k
Median Salary: £25,093
Mean Salary: £28,013

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for South Tyneside. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in South Tyneside for 2024

South Tynesides most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 7,229 crimes and in 2022 there were 6,671 crimes. Which is an increase of 558 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Trend vs previous year
Anti-social behaviour	4,552	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	170	Getting Better
Burglary	473	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	2,301	Getting Better
Drugs	276	Getting Better
Other crime	417	Getting Better
Other theft	1,139	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	154	Getting Better
Public order	1,645	Getting Better
Robbery	79	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,576	Getting Better
Theft from the person	65	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	1,031	Getting Better
Violence and sexual offences	6,620	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in South Tyneside

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Beacon and Bents has the highest crime rate of all the wards in South Tyneside, with 2876 crimes and 306 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst West Park has 0 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Harton	0	0
Beacon and Bents	0	0
Bede	0	0
Biddick and All Saints	0	0
Boldon Colliery	0	0
Cleadon and East Boldon	0	0
Cleadon Park	0	0
Fellgate and Hedworth	0	0
Hebburn North	0	0
Hebburn South	0	0
Horsley Hill	0	0
Monkton	0	0
Primrose	0	0
Simonside and Rekendyke	0	0
Westoe	0	0
West Park	0	0
Whitburn and Marsden	0	0
Whiteleas	0	0

Crime map for South Tyneside

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-08. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for South Tyneside

The average property price in South Tyneside is lower than the UK average of: £290,000. A low average house price could be an indicator of a less wealthy area. Crime rates could also be higher in such areas.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£305,768.69	£181,908.31	£143,170.46	£92,492.84
2022	£286,898.91	£171,439.85	£135,506.27	£88,377.55
2021	£268,084.34	£161,107.82	£127,814.26	£85,913.84
2020	£243,540.76	£147,691.11	£116,360.42	£80,489.11
2019	£243,437.07	£147,196.56	£116,209.54	£82,647.28
2018	£236,044.76	£142,185.85	£112,622.55	£81,369.68
2017	£230,070.49	£137,875.50	£109,718.48	£81,052.48
2016	£222,544.68	£134,491.58	£107,770.27	£78,196.52
2015	£214,262.40	£130,273.46	£104,762.75	£76,108.45
2014	£208,489.61	£127,162.33	£102,806.97	£75,099.95
2013	£204,234.67	£124,292.69	£100,748.25	£73,821.17
2012	£200,000.07	£122,248.00	£99,311.24	£73,813.08
2011	£202,867.84	£122,265.04	£98,945.66	£74,792.78
2010	£212,902.56	£130,033.93	£105,815.81	£80,615.96

Property prices over time for South Tyneside

Showing crimes from 2010 up until August 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for South Tyneside

The median salary in South Tyneside is £25,093 and the mean salary in South Tyneside is £28,013.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 53k
Median Salary: £25,093
Annual Percentage Change: 9.8%
Mean Salary: £28,013

Salary comparison between South Tyneside and North East

See how South Tyneside compares to the rest of North East. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in North East is £27,009 in North Tyneside and the lowest median salary is £0 in Middlesbrough UA. South Tyneside ranks 5 out of 12 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
North Tyneside	77k	£27,009	7.3%	£30,517	6.9%
Newcastle upon Tyne	83k	£27,005	10.8%	£33,037	8.8%
Stockton-on-Tees UA	63k	£26,819	9.0%	£28,725	8.0%
Darlington UA	39k	£26,184	5.6%	£30,318	7.0%
County Durham UA	174k	£25,904	6.8%	£29,572	6.2%
Gateshead	71k	£25,024	7.6%	£28,530	5.1%
Northumberland UA	108k	£24,655	6.0%	£29,867	12.9%
Hartlepool UA	29k	£24,537	0.5%	£25,602	0.9%
Sunderland	98k	£23,655	7.8%	£25,661	7.7%
Redcar and Cleveland UA	37k	£22,172	2.4%	£26,201	9.0%
Middlesbrough UA	41k	£0	0.0%	£25,967	7.1%