Total Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 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 24.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 17.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gardner Park area has the 31st highest crime rate of 67 local areas in North Shields , and the 318th lowest crime rate of 706 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 65.6% lower than the North Shields average (143.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gardner Park (NE29 0EB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gardner Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spence Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chirton West View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chirton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilburn Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Silkey'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silkey'S Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hopper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook —
Apr 2026Other theft Collingwood View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Appleby Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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