Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 76.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Upper Norfolk Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in North Shields , and the 269th 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 Upper Norfolk Street (NE30 1PT) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Norfolk Street (NE30 1PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 242 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Railway Terrace (65 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Norfolk Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area 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 Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Terrace
Apr 2026Burglary Little Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford 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 2026Robbery Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Queen Street

Data Sources

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