Total Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.1 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 42.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Spring Terrace area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in North Shields , and the 279th 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 Spring Terrace (NE29 0HQ) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Terrace (NE29 0HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Railway Terrace. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spring Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person William Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Church Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary William Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Street
Apr 2026Other theft A193 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A193
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Northumberland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Percy Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cecil Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Place

Data Sources

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