Total Crime Rate

469.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 469.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 206.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.7 9/10
  • Drugs 61.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.4 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Robbery 11.5 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 4th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in North Shields , and the 16th highest crime rate of 715 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 North King Street (NE30 2HS) in the last 12 months was 469.5 per 1,000 residents and was 176.7% higher than the North Shields average (169.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 433.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North King Street (NE30 2HS), 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kielder Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Kensington Gardens 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 2025Shoplifting Coburg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coburg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Drugs Coburg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kettlewell Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North King Street —
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suez Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blanchland Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Military Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kettlewell Terrace Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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