Total Crime Rate

170.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 170.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

East Percy Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in North Shields , and the 130th highest crime rate of 715 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 East Percy Street (NE30 1DB) in the last 12 months was 170.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Percy Street (NE30 1DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coburg Street, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near River View (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in East Percy Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kettlewell Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coburg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Coburg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Coburg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Donkin Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coburg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coburg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coburg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coburg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kettlewell Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coburg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Coburg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brewhouse Bank —
Sep 2025Other theft Dockwray Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Union Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Union Quay Under investigation
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Data Sources

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