Total Crime Rate
120.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lovaine Place area has the 17th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in North Shields , and the 204th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lovaine Place (NE29 0BS) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% lower than the North Shields average (169.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lovaine Place (NE29 0BS), the main crime hotspot is near Railway Terrace. Police recorded 200 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In North Shields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prudhoe Street Back | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidney Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hylton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lovaine Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Shields | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prudhoe Street Back | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vicarage Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newcastle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newcastle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Railway Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Railway Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidney Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Railway Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sidney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prudhoe Street Back | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prudhoe Street Back | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Street West | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sidney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Waterville Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Prudhoe Street Back | Under investigation |
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