Total Crime Rate
15.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Percy Gardens area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Percy Gardens (NE25 8RF) in the last 12 months was 15.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% lower than the Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Percy Gardens (NE25 8RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lovaine Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lovaine Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lovaine Avenue | Under investigation |
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