Total Crime Rate

149.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.8 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 149.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Bedford Court area has the 11th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in North Shields , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 706 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 Bedford Court (NE30 1NG) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Court (NE30 1NG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 242 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sibthorpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Norfolk 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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