Total Crime Rate

178.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 178.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 43.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 84th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Gardens (NE26 2TX) in the last 12 months was 178.4 per 1,000 residents and was 168.2% higher 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 Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Gardens (NE26 2TX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 169 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Gardens —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Roxburgh Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duchess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lovaine Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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