Postcode · Whitley Bay
Crime in NE26 3LT
How much crime is recorded in NE26 3LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitley Sands
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,374 (2024)
NE26 3LTWhitley Bay
How safe is NE26 3LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE26 3LT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 3LTNational
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Violence and sexual offences3.623.6
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order2.24.6
Other crime1.81.5
Burglary1.79.1
Other theft1.04.5
Robbery0.11.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 48% 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.