Postcode · Whitley Bay
Crime in NE26 2TP
How much crime is recorded in NE26 2TP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitley Bay Promenade
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,546 (2024)
NE26 2TPWhitley Bay
How safe is NE26 2TP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE26 2TP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
152
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 2TPNational
Shoplifting92.18.4
Burglary20.29.1
Anti-social behaviour17.510.7
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Public order5.44.6
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other theft4.04.5
Robbery3.91.4
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other crime2.81.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 93% 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.