Total Crime Rate

1689.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

613.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1689.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 613.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 552.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 407.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 284.2 10/10
  • Public order 147.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 107.2 10/10
  • Robbery 48.3 10/10
  • Drugs 40.2 10/10
  • Other theft 34.9 10/10
  • Burglary 32.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.7 10/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
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

Howard Street area has the highest crime rate of 67 local areas in North Shields , and the 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 Howard Street (NE30 1AP) in the last 12 months was 1689.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1074.1% 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 206 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 229 (≈ 613.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Street (NE30 1AP), 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 Howard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sibthorpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sibthorpe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Little Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Church Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nile Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Northumberland Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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