Total Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Gardner Park area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in North Shields , and the 297th lowest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gardner Park (NE29 0EB) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.8% lower than the North Shields average (169.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gardner Park (NE29 0EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlton Terrace (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gardner Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gardner Park —
Sep 2025Burglary Carlton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lilburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Carlton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Finchdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Nook Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gardner Park —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gardner Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gardner Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spence Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chirton West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stormont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stormont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Compton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brannen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brannen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chirton West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chirton West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brannen Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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