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Postcode district · Whitley Bay

Crime in NE25

How much crime is recorded in NE25, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Tyneside
Region
North East
Population
41,475 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE25

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE25, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
16.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

NE25National
Shoplifting18.68.4
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery0.91.4
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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