Crime Rates at Monkstone Close, North Shields, NE30 2QA

Monkstone Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in North Shields , and the 159th 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 Monkstone Close (NE30 2QA) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% lower than the North Shields average (143.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monkstone Close (NE30 2QA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.