Total Crime Rate

106.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Public order 27.8 10/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North King Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in North Shields , and the 230th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around North King Street (NE30 2EA) in the last 12 months was 106.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the North Shields average (169.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North King Street (NE30 2EA), the main crime hotspot is near Coburg Street. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North King Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kettlewell Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coburg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linskill Street —
Sep 2025Public order George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Coburg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North King Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coburg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coburg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Coburg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coburg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kensington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Military Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kettlewell Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Dockwray Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Coburg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coburg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coburg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suez Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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