Total Crime Rate
64.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Churchill Avenue area has the 36th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 312th highest crime rate of 706 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 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% lower than the Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South average (66.5 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Churchill Avenue (NE25 8XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Firtree Gardens, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pinetree Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Monkseaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maple Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Springfield Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haig Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Firtree Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Georges Crescent | Under investigation |
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