Total Crime Rate

369.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 369.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 102.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 59.9 8/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

West Percy Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in North Shields , and the 20th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Percy Street (NE29 0AY) in the last 12 months was 369.7 per 1,000 residents and was 157.0% higher than the North Shields average (143.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 140.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Percy Street (NE29 0AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 242 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Railway Terrace (65 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Percy Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prudhoe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prudhoe Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nile Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Northumberland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Northumberland Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Shields Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Shields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Shields Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs North Shields Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Shields —
Apr 2026Burglary Church Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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