Crime Rates at Hotspur Street, Tynemouth, North Shields, NE30 4EJ

Hotspur Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in North Shields , and the 142nd 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 Hotspur Street (NE30 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 19.5 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% lower than the North Shields average (143.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hotspur Street (NE30 4EJ), 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.