Total Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Brannen Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in North Shields , and the 229th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brannen Street (NE29 0EH) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -78.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brannen Street (NE29 0EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newcastle Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Penman Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brannen Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Penman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chirton West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hylton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stormont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stormont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elsdon Place Under investigation
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 2025Public order Vicarage Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brannen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brannen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brannen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cardonnel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chirton West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Vicarage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spence Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Penman Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovaine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Finchdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newcastle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chirton West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coach Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waterville Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Newcastle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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