Total Crime Rate

106.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 106.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Linskill Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in North Shields , and the 188th 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 Linskill Street (NE30 1DR) in the last 12 months was 106.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linskill Street (NE30 1DR), the main crime hotspot is near Camden Street. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Linskill Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kettlewell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Queen Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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