Postcode · North Shields
Crime in NE29 8RS
How much crime is recorded in NE29 8RS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New York
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,534 (2024)
NE29 8RSNorth Shields
How safe is NE29 8RS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE29 8RS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
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 8RSNational
Shoplifting44.38.4
Burglary21.69.1
Anti-social behaviour20.010.7
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Public order4.84.6
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other crime2.91.5
Robbery1.51.4
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.