Total Crime Rate

206.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 206.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.2 10/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rodney Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in North Shields , and the 97th highest crime rate of 715 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 Rodney Close (NE30 4PS) in the last 12 months was 206.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% higher than the North Shields average (169.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 108.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rodney Close (NE30 4PS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rodney Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rodney Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hulne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Birtley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntingdon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birtley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newcastle Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colbeck Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tynemouth Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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