Postcode · North Shields
Crime in NE29 7LX
How much crime is recorded in NE29 7LX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Preston Billy Mill
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,471 (2024)
NE29 7LXNorth Shields
How safe is NE29 7LX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE29 7LX area, 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
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 7LXNational
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Burglary5.49.1
Public order3.44.6
Other crime2.61.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft2.04.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Shoplifting0.68.4
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.