Postcode · North Shields
Crime in NE29 9EQ
How much crime is recorded in NE29 9EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Preston Grange
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,653 (2024)
How safe is NE29 9EQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE29 9EQ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 9EQNational
Shoplifting20.98.4
Violence and sexual offences6.423.6
Burglary6.19.1
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Public order2.74.6
Robbery2.51.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other crime2.21.5
Other theft1.64.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.