Postcode · Whitley Bay
Crime in NE26 3TB
How much crime is recorded in NE26 3TB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitley Sands
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,368 (2024)
NE26 3TBWhitley Bay
How safe is NE26 3TB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 4.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE26 3TB 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
4.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
9
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 3TBNational
Burglary4.19.1
Violence and sexual offences2.823.6
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Other theft1.44.5
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Other crime0.61.5
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Public order0.14.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.