Crime Rates at Stephenson Street, North Shields, NE30 1QA

Stephenson 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 Stephenson Street (NE30 1QA) 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 Stephenson Street (NE30 1QA), 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.