Crime Rates at Front Street, Chirton, North Shields, NE29 0JZ

Front Street area has the highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 9th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Front Street (NE29 0JZ) in the last 12 months was 551.0 per 1,000 residents and was 226.3% higher than the Chirton & Percy Main average (168.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (NE29 0JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Grove (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.