Total Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 64.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howard Court area has the 26th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in North Shields , and the 313th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howard Court (NE30 1NZ) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% lower than the North Shields average (143.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Court (NE30 1NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Little Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Queen Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sibthorpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sibthorpe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

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