Crime Rates at West Percy Street, North Shields, NE29 0BY

West Percy Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in North Shields , and the 229th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Percy Street (NE29 0BY) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% lower than the North Shields average (169.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -78.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Percy Street (NE29 0BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Shields, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sidney Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.