Total Crime Rate

160.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 160.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Borough Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in North Shields , and the 110th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Borough Road (NE29 6LU) in the last 12 months was 160.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% higher than the North Shields average (143.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 93.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borough Road (NE29 6LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 242 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Railway Terrace (65 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Borough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nile Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prudhoe Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Prudhoe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person William Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary William Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Terrace —
Apr 2026Drugs Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Shields —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sibthorpe Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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