Total Crime Rate
13.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dene Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in North Shields , and the 87th lowest 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 Dene Road (NE30 2JW) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% lower than the North Shields average (143.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dene Road (NE30 2JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Milldene Avenue, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King Edward Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Tynemouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hastings Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mariners' Lane | Under investigation |
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