Crime Rates at Shorestone Avenue, North Shields, NE30 3NE

Shorestone Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 715 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 Shorestone Avenue (NE30 3NE) in the last 12 months was 13.9 per 1,000 residents and was 83.9% 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 Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shorestone Avenue (NE30 3NE), the main crime hotspot is near Cullercoats. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.