Postcode · North Shields
Crime in NE29 7QT
How much crime is recorded in NE29 7QT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chirton
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,526 (2024)
NE29 7QTNorth Shields
How safe is NE29 7QT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 51.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE29 7QT 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
51.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
113
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 7QTNational
Violence and sexual offences42.623.6
Criminal damage and arson18.34.7
Anti-social behaviour16.910.7
Public order11.14.6
Other crime6.71.5
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Other theft3.84.5
Shoplifting2.48.4
Robbery1.41.4
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Burglary1.19.1
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.