Postcode · North Shields
Crime in NE29 7JW
How much crime is recorded in NE29 7JW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chirton
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,483 (2024)
NE29 7JWNorth Shields
How safe is NE29 7JW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE29 7JW area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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 7JWNational
Violence and sexual offences33.423.6
Anti-social behaviour27.410.7
Burglary15.39.1
Criminal damage and arson14.94.7
Public order9.04.6
Other theft4.64.5
Drugs4.32.4
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Shoplifting1.78.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.