Safety, air quality and noise in South Tyneside

Safety — higher is safer

South Tyneside scores 9.1 out of 10 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 862.3 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses a median of 862.3 offences per 10,000 residents across the 103 LSOAs in this local authority area, from Home Office police-recorded crime published through data.police.uk, 2025.

Median across the 103 member areas; middle half 8.8 to 9.6.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

South Tyneside scores 7.9 out of 10 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 7.5 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 7.5 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 103 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 103 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.

Median across the 103 member areas; middle half 7.9 to 8.1.

Quiet — higher is quieter

South Tyneside scores 4.5 out of 10 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 62.2 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 62.2 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 103 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 103 member-area centroids from the national major-road traffic noise model, where a lower reading means a quieter area. This figure is approximate: modelled from the major-road network rather than a local noise surface.

This score is approximate.

Median across the 103 member areas; middle half 3.0 to 5.2.