Crime Rates at Park Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1AY

Park Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 217th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Avenue (NE26 1AY) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (NE26 1AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 182 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ocean View (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.