Total Crime Rate

89.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 89.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Laurel Heights area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in North Shields , and the 227th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laurel Heights (NE29 0FB) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower than the North Shields average (143.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Heights (NE29 0FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prudhoe Street Back, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Street West (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Laurel Heights area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cecil Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spence Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chirton West View —
Apr 2026Other theft Hopper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hopper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prudhoe Street Back —
Apr 2026Public order South Preston Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elsdon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Spence Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prudhoe Street Back —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardonnel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newcastle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spence Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prudhoe Street Back —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spence Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Percy Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Collingwood View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prudhoe Street Back Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prudhoe Street Back Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Prudhoe Street Back Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prudhoe Street Back —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spence Terrace —
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Penman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spence Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spence Terrace —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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