Crime Rates at South Preston Grove, North Shields, NE29 0HZ

South Preston Grove area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 300th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Preston Grove (NE29 0HZ) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% lower than the Chirton & Percy Main average (168.9 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 Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Preston Grove (NE29 0HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newcastle Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windermere Terrace (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.