Total Crime Rate
91.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brook Gardens 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 Brook Gardens (NE26 1BE) 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 Brook Gardens (NE26 1BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 171 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Parade (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Whitley Bay North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Parade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ocean View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ocean View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | York Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmwood Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmwood Grove | — |
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