Postcode · Whitley Bay
Crime in NE26 1LT
How much crime is recorded in NE26 1LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Monkseaton
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,554 (2024)
NE26 1LTWhitley Bay
How safe is NE26 1LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE26 1LT 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
13.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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).
NE26 1LTNational
Shoplifting22.38.4
Anti-social behaviour20.210.7
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Burglary7.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft3.04.5
Public order2.44.6
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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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.