Postcode · Whitley Bay
Crime in NE25 8AY
How much crime is recorded in NE25 8AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Monkseaton
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,675 (2024)
NE25 8AYWhitley Bay
How safe is NE25 8AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE25 8AY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NE25 8AYNational
Anti-social behaviour20.610.7
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Burglary6.99.1
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Public order1.94.6
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.42.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other theft0.14.5
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.