Total Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Churchill Avenue area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 311th lowest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Churchill Avenue (NE25 8XP) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchill Avenue (NE25 8XP), the main crime hotspot is near Firtree Gardens. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Churchill Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Closefield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pinetree Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Churchill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Firtree Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Firtree Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Firtree Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Churchill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Closefield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bromley Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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