Crime Rates at Chestnut Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE25 8JX

Chestnut Avenue area has the 34th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 319th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Avenue (NE25 8JX) in the last 12 months was 72.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% 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 Drugs with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (NE25 8JX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.