Crime Rates at Percy Street, North Shields, NE30 4HD

Percy Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in North Shields , and the 69th highest crime rate of 715 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 Percy Street (NE30 4HD) in the last 12 months was 240.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% higher than the North Shields average (169.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Percy Street (NE30 4HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 181 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Arcade (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.