Crime Rate in North Shields, ward

North Shields has the highest crime rate of 20 wards in North Tyneside district and the 467th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 43rd highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in North Shields in the last 12 months was 169.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% higher than the North Tyneside district average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, North Shields’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 623 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 11 cases , down -35.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 85.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 863 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the North Shields ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 269 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Railway Terrace (90 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.