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

Hotspur Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in North Shields , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hotspur Street (NE30 4EN) in the last 12 months was 242.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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