Simonside & Rekendyke
WardThe north of the South Tyneside. About 9,565 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 92% of people in Simonside & Rekendyke live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Simonside & Rekendyke compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Simonside & Rekendyke safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Simonside & Rekendyke at a rate of 188.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across South Tyneside.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 218 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Simonside & Rekendyke.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (521), shoplifting (488) and anti-social behaviour (267).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of South Tyneside
These figures are published for the whole of South Tyneside, not for each ward, so they describe all of South Tyneside and not Simonside & Rekendyke alone. See South Tyneside
Simonside & Rekendyke in brief
Simonside & Rekendyke had 9,116 usual residents at the census.
About 92% of people in Simonside & Rekendyke live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Simonside & Rekendyke, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Simonside & Rekendyke, 7.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.