Total Crime Rate
60.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Percy Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 337th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Percy Road (NE26 2AX) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Percy Road (NE26 2AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Parade (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Whitley Bay North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitley Bay | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belsay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Helena Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Helena Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Helena Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Victoria Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Belsay Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ocean View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ocean View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whitley Bay | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belsay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Parade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Esplanade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Whitley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Percy Road | — |
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