Postcode · North Shields
Crime in NE30 2BQ
How much crime is recorded in NE30 2BQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Shields
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,513 (2024)
How safe is NE30 2BQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE30 2BQ area, less than half 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
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
NE30 2BQNational
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order2.04.6
Other crime1.61.5
Burglary1.39.1
Other theft0.94.5
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.