Crime Rates at Kenilworth Road, Whitley Bay, NE25 8BE

Kenilworth Road 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 Kenilworth Road (NE25 8BE) 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 Kenilworth Road (NE25 8BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sanderson Road, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monkseaton (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.