Total Crime Rate

120.6 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 120.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albion Road West area has the 17th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in North Shields , and the 204th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albion Road West (NE29 0JA) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albion Road West (NE29 0JA), the main crime hotspot is near Sidney Street. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albion Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sidney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brannen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chirton West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chirton West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chirton West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Street 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 2025Other theft Brannen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brannen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spence Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Waterville Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sidney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Preston Grove —
Sep 2025Public order South Preston Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Preston Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vicarage Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stormont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stormont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidney Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lansdowne Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Newcastle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A193 —
Sep 2025Other theft Newcastle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coach Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hylton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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