Postcode · North Shields
Crime in NE29 0PL
How much crime is recorded in NE29 0PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Preston Billy Mill
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,529 (2024)
How safe is NE29 0PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE29 0PL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NE29 0PLNational
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Criminal damage and arson10.24.7
Burglary9.39.1
Other crime7.31.5
Shoplifting7.28.4
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.