Crime Rates at East Street, Tynemouth, North Shields, NE30 4EB

East Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in North Shields , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Street (NE30 4EB) in the last 12 months was 267.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.7% higher than the North Shields average (143.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Street (NE30 4EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Arcade (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.