Total Crime Rate

169.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.0 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 169.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 65.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Haswell Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in North Shields , and the 95th highest crime rate of 706 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 Haswell Gardens (NE30 2DP) in the last 12 months was 169.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% higher than the North Shields average (143.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haswell Gardens (NE30 2DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Preston Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Haswell Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Church Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Place —
Apr 2026Public order Northumberland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Northumberland Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A193 —
Apr 2026Other theft A193 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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