Postcode · North Shields
Crime in NE29 9BB
How much crime is recorded in NE29 9BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Shields
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,364 (2024)
How safe is NE29 9BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE29 9BB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 9BBNational
Shoplifting67.88.4
Violence and sexual offences5.023.6
Other theft4.84.5
Burglary4.69.1
Public order4.34.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Robbery2.41.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% 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.