Postcode · Whitley Bay
Crime in NE25 8LT
How much crime is recorded in NE25 8LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Monkseaton
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,542 (2024)
NE25 8LTWhitley Bay
How safe is NE25 8LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE25 8LT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 8LTNational
Shoplifting23.58.4
Violence and sexual offences6.423.6
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime3.11.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Burglary1.59.1
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.