Total Crime Rate

33.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 33.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Front Street area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 227th lowest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Front Street (NE25 8AA) in the last 12 months was 33.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% lower than the Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (NE25 8AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cauldwell Lane, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Fold (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Front Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cauldwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Churchill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coronation Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Closefield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Closefield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wembley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cauldwell Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cauldwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cauldwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cauldwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cauldwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cauldwell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bromley Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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