Crime Rates at Camden Street, North Shields, NE30 1NH

Camden Street area has the highest crime rate of 66 local areas in North Shields , and the highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Camden Street (NE30 1NH) in the last 12 months was 2088.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1130.8% higher than the North Shields average (169.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 232 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 281 (≈ 753.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camden Street (NE30 1NH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 269 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.