Postcode · Whitley Bay
Crime in NE26 1RZ
How much crime is recorded in NE26 1RZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitley Sands
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,586 (2024)
NE26 1RZWhitley Bay
How safe is NE26 1RZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE26 1RZ area, 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
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).
NE26 1RZNational
Shoplifting19.68.4
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Public order3.04.6
Other theft1.64.5
Robbery1.41.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.