Total Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.5 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 89.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Queen Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 67 local areas in North Shields , and the 226th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queen Street (NE30 1BW) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Street (NE30 1BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coburg Street, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camden Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queen Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Queen Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Grey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jackson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kettlewell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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