Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 50.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Smiths Dock area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 326th lowest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smiths Dock (NE29 6TA) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% lower than the Chirton & Percy Main average (141.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smiths Dock (NE29 6TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prudhoe Street Back, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Borough Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In North Shields

Crime Over Time in Smiths Dock area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Prudhoe Street Back Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burdon Main Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Plateau Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prudhoe Street Back Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penman Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prudhoe Street Back —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prudhoe Street Back —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prudhoe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prudhoe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prudhoe Street Back —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prudhoe Street Back —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Prudhoe Street Back Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 49

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑