Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Firtree Gardens area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 307th 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 Firtree Gardens (NE25 8XB) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firtree Gardens (NE25 8XB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Firtree Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pinetree Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bedale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Firtree Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Firtree Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Firtree Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Churchill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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