Total Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 15.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 15.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Andrews Court area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in North Shields , and the 106th 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 St Andrews Court (NE29 9PH) in the last 12 months was 15.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.2% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Andrews Court (NE29 9PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Balmoral Gardens, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windsor Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Andrews Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kelvin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Under investigation

Data Sources

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