Total Crime Rate

302.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 302.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 227.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 49.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Queen Alexandra Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in North Shields , and the 33rd 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 Queen Alexandra Road (NE29 9BE) in the last 12 months was 302.0 per 1,000 residents and was 109.9% higher than the North Shields average (143.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Alexandra Road (NE29 9BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windermere Terrace (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queen Alexandra Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkey'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Campville Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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