Northumbria Police

Crime in North Shields

Street-level crime statistics for North Shields based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 6,584 crimes in last 12 months

10 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

6,584 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓9.8% vs Previous 12 Months

10/100 Safety Score

29.6% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 6,584 total crimes recorded in North Shields

Violent Crime

2,038

↓6%

Anti-Social Behaviour

1,090

↓38%

Shoplifting

946

↑24%

Criminal Damage & Arson

613

↓17%

Public Order

523

Other Theft

372

↓12%

Vehicle Crime

219

Burglary

213

Other Crime

190

↑46%

Drugs

184

↑24%

Robbery

↑100%

Possession of Weapons

↓24%

Bicycle Theft

↓57%

Theft from Person

↓17%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for North Shields

526

02/23

608

03/23

542

04/23

684

05/23

607

06/23

613

07/23

641

08/23

605

09/23

610

10/23

565

11/23

461

12/23

532

01/24

544

02/24

579

03/24

645

04/24

697

05/24

629

06/24

696

07/24

696

08/24

549

09/24

580

10/24

573

11/24

534

12/24

578

01/25

537

02/25

539

03/25

561

04/25

603

05/25

558

06/25

623

07/25

639

08/25

577

09/25

632

10/25

576

11/25

550

12/25

189

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in North Shields (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in North Shields

January 2026 189 crimes December 2025 550 crimes November 2025 576 crimes October 2025 632 crimes September 2025 577 crimes August 2025 639 crimes July 2025 623 crimes June 2025 558 crimes May 2025 603 crimes April 2025 561 crimes March 2025 539 crimes February 2025 537 crimes January 2025 578 crimes December 2024 534 crimes November 2024 573 crimes October 2024 580 crimes September 2024 549 crimes August 2024 696 crimes July 2024 696 crimes June 2024 629 crimes May 2024 697 crimes April 2024 645 crimes March 2024 579 crimes February 2024 544 crimes January 2024 532 crimes December 2023 461 crimes November 2023 565 crimes October 2023 610 crimes September 2023 605 crimes August 2023 641 crimes July 2023 613 crimes June 2023 607 crimes May 2023 684 crimes April 2023 542 crimes March 2023 608 crimes February 2023 526 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Northumbria Police

Sunderland Central Sunderland East Farringdon, Pennywell, Pallion, Silksworth and Ryhope (Sunderland West) Carley Hill, Hylton Red House, Witherwack, Fulwell and Roker (Sunderland North) Washington Houghton Riverside and West Shields Boldon, Cleadon, Whitburn Hebburn and Jarrow Gateshead Central Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East) Low Fell and Allerdene Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West) Blaydon, Winlaton, Ryton, Rowlands Gill and Chopwell (Gateshead Outer West) Whitley Bay Wallsend Killingworth Westerhope and Newburn Gosforth and Great Park Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon Fenham and Scotswood Benwell and Elswick Newcastle Central Jesmond and Heaton Byker and Walker Bedlington Ashington Blyth Cramlington Morpeth Alnwick Berwick East Tynedale West Tynedale View all Northumbria Police neighbourhoods

Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.