Postcode · Whitley Bay
Crime in NE25 9NX
How much crime is recorded in NE25 9NX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shiremoor North & South Wellfield
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,620 (2024)
How safe is NE25 9NX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE25 9NX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 9NXNational
Shoplifting21.48.4
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Burglary8.89.1
Violence and sexual offences7.723.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.61.5
Other theft1.54.5
Robbery0.81.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.