Total Crime Rate

126.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Burglary 23.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Argyle Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in North Shields , and the 156th 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 Argyle Street (NE30 4EX) in the last 12 months was 126.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Argyle Street (NE30 4EX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Argyle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Percy Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Percy Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Percy Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Arcade Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Arcade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prudhoe Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prudhoe Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prudhoe Terrace
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Percy Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warkworth Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warkworth Terrace
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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