Total Crime Rate

82.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 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 82.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Percy Scott Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South 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 Scott Street (NE34 8RA) in the last 12 months was 82.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% higher than the Cleadon Park average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Percy Scott Street (NE34 8RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whiteleas Way, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Constable Gardens (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Percy Scott Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Constable Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orpen Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gosforth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Constable Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Raphael Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constable Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mackley Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mackley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mackley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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