Total Crime Rate

199.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 199.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 26.6 7/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 16th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 107th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Front Street (NE25 8AQ) in the last 12 months was 199.3 per 1,000 residents and was 131.1% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (NE25 8AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Monkseaton. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Front Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Coronation Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Ronan'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Churchill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kensington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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