Total Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 32.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 27.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gardner Park area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 230th lowest 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 Gardner Park (NE29 0EZ) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% lower than the Chirton & Percy Main average (141.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gardner Park (NE29 0EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Epsom Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gardner Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Silkey'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Epsom Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Epsom Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Epsom Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorking Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epsom Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Appleby Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scorer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scorer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Nook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Findon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thorncliffe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Thorncliffe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carlton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newlyn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chirton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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