Total Crime Rate

156.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 156.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Burglary 19.9 10/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kenilworth Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 115th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kenilworth Road (NE25 8BD) in the last 12 months was 156.2 per 1,000 residents and was 134.8% higher than the Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenilworth Road (NE25 8BD), the main crime hotspot is near Sanderson Road. Police recorded 148 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 Kenilworth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Norham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook —
Apr 2026Other theft Maple Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haig Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Georges Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waverley Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkseaton Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monkseaton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coronation Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook —

Data Sources

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