Total Crime Rate

118.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 118.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Finchdale Close area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 166th 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 Finchdale Close (NE29 0PH) in the last 12 months was 118.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchdale Close (NE29 0PH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Finchdale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spence Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spence Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spence Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spence Terrace —
Apr 2026Burglary Spence Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spence Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spence Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardonnel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chirton West View —
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Penman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hopper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Collingwood View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hopper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elsdon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epsom Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Epsom Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Epsom Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Epsom Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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