Crime Rates at Richmond Grove, North Shields, NE29 7QZ

Richmond Grove area has the 34th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 154th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richmond Grove (NE29 7QZ) in the last 12 months was 128.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -48.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 57.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Grove (NE29 7QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bawtry Grove (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.