Crime Rates at Farringdon Road, North Shields, NE30 3EX

Farringdon Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Farringdon Road (NE30 3EX) in the last 12 months was 19.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% lower than the Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farringdon Road (NE30 3EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buttermere Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hartington Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.