Total Crime Rate

503.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 503.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 151.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.8 8/10
  • Public order 35.2 10/10
  • Other theft 28.2 10/10
  • Burglary 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 17.6 10/10
  • Robbery 14.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cecil Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in North Shields , and the 14th 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 Cecil Street (NE29 0DH) in the last 12 months was 503.5 per 1,000 residents and was 196.7% higher than the North Shields average (169.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -86.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 211.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cecil Street (NE29 0DH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cecil Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rudyerd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hylton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Trinity Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stormont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stormont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Preston Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order South Preston Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Preston Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brannen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brannen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Borough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newcastle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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