Anti-Social Behaviour within Hebburn Riverside including the Marina

Patrols are carried out by both police and Council Neighbourhood Responders on a regular basis and include Project Shield patrols in hot spot areas.

We continue to use all available powers, including dispersal notices, arrests, stop and search, prosecution for public spaces protection order, seizure of intoxicating substances, tenancy action visits and closure order notices initiated by the Council and the police.

Police and South Tyneside Council jointly make parent/guardian home visits of those involved in the disorder.

Youth justice services are used for those young people arrested, with a view to changing behaviours and longer-term problem solving through diversionary services.

The Local authority continues to provide diversionary services and engagement at peak times.
There has been a 41% reduction in incidents recorded from Jan-Jun 2025 against the same period in 2024.

Shop theft

We have initiated changes into shop theft protocols, implemented further resourcing to tackle this ongoing crime trend, targeted prolific offenders, obtained Community Behaviour Orders on shop theft nominals and continue to progress others. Since October 2024 South Tyneside Area command have seen offenders sentenced by the courts to over 10 years’ worth of custodial sentences linked to prolific offenders.

Northumbria Police and South Tyneside Council are determined to maintain that commitment to tackle crime and disorder. This has seen a reduction in retail related crimes in the whole of Jarrow and Hebburn.

Morrisons within the Viking Centre has historically been the store that has the highest number of retail crimes reported over a number of months. This issue was identified and a problem solving plan devised in February 2025, with simple but effective actions. Since the POP plan was implemented we have achieved, in one particular month, just over a 70% reduction in retail thefts. The team has built relationships with the staff at the store, engaged with security staff regarding quality of evidence and methods of reporting.