Crime Rates at St John Street, North Shields, NE29 6JD

St John Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 119th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around St John Street (NE29 6JD) in the last 12 months was 153.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St John Street (NE29 6JD), the main crime hotspot is near St Stephen'S Way. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.