Postcode · Whitley Bay
Crime in NE26 4BJ
How much crime is recorded in NE26 4BJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Holywell & Hartley
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,397 (2024)
How safe is NE26 4BJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE26 4BJ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 4BJNational
Anti-social behaviour22.910.7
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Shoplifting15.48.4
Burglary6.69.1
Public order4.74.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft2.54.5
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.41.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.