Total Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 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 78.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Public order 23.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Tynemouth Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in North Shields , and the 261st highest 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 Tynemouth Road (NE30 1EF) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% lower than the North Shields average (143.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tynemouth Road (NE30 1EF), the main crime hotspot is near Coburg Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tynemouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kettlewell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jackson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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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