Crime Rates at Penrith Avenue, North Shields, NE30 3UH

Penrith Avenue area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 284th lowest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penrith Avenue (NE30 3UH) in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penrith Avenue (NE30 3UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rydal Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penrith Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.