Total Crime Rate

140.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 140.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bell Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in North Shields , and the 165th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bell Street (NE30 1LJ) in the last 12 months was 140.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 75.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bell Street (NE30 1LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Camden Street. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Dockwray Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linskill Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Street Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kettlewell Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Sep 2025Public order George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kettlewell Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Camden Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wapping Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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