Postcode · North Shields
Crime in NE29 9LP
How much crime is recorded in NE29 9LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tynemouth West
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,526 (2024)
How safe is NE29 9LP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE29 9LP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 9LPNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime2.31.5
Public order1.54.6
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Burglary1.49.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.