Total Crime Rate

282.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 282.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 114.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Drugs 53.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Robbery 11.5 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Grey Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in North Shields , and the 40th 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 Grey Street (NE30 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 282.4 per 1,000 residents and was 96.3% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grey Street (NE30 2EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Coburg Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grey Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kettlewell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Queen Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jackson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grey Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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