Crime Rates at Cotswold Drive, Whitley Bay, NE25 8UN

Cotswold Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 94th 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 Cotswold Drive (NE25 8UN) in the last 12 months was 208.3 per 1,000 residents and was 141.5% 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 Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotswold Drive (NE25 8UN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A191 (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.