Total Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 33.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Paignton Avenue area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 228th lowest 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 Paignton Avenue (NE25 8SZ) in the last 12 months was 33.9 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paignton Avenue (NE25 8SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Cauldwell Lane. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paignton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cauldwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cauldwell Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Closefield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Closefield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bromley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wembley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cauldwell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cauldwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cauldwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cauldwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cauldwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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