Crime Rates at Thorncliffe Place, North Shields, NE29 0SE

Thorncliffe Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 14th highest crime rate of 706 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 Thorncliffe Place (NE29 0SE) in the last 12 months was 474.5 per 1,000 residents and was 235.9% higher than the Chirton & Percy Main average (141.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorncliffe Place (NE29 0SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Delaval Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.