Postcode · North Shields
Crime in NE30 2LJ
How much crime is recorded in NE30 2LJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tynemouth Priory
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,445 (2024)
NE30 2LJNorth Shields
How safe is NE30 2LJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE30 2LJ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 2LJNational
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Shoplifting12.18.4
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Burglary6.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Public order2.84.6
Drugs2.72.4
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.