Total Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Reed Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 66 local areas in North Shields , and the 256th highest crime rate of 715 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 Reed Street (NE30 1DD) in the last 12 months was 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower than the North Shields average (169.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 157.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reed Street (NE30 1DD), the main crime hotspot is near Coburg Street. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Reed Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Kensington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Coburg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Coburg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Coburg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coburg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coburg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linskill Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coburg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North King Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coburg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coburg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coburg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Dockwray Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kettlewell Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kettlewell Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyne Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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