Postcode · Whitley Bay
Crime in NE26 4AG
How much crime is recorded in NE26 4AG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitley Bay North
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,462 (2024)
NE26 4AGWhitley Bay
How safe is NE26 4AG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE26 4AG 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
24.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 4AGNational
Anti-social behaviour18.910.7
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Burglary9.89.1
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Other theft4.04.5
Public order2.74.6
Theft from the person1.82.1
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.