Total Crime Rate
78.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Church Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in North Shields , and the 261st highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around North Church Street (NE30 2DY) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% lower than the North Shields average (143.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Church Street (NE30 2DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coburg Street, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camden Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In North Shields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Jackson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Queen Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camden Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camden Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camden Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Grey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Northumberland Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
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