Total Crime Rate

230.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 230.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 62.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spanish City Plaza area has the 6th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 58th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spanish City Plaza (NE26 1BG) in the last 12 months was 230.8 per 1,000 residents and was 247.0% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spanish City Plaza (NE26 1BG), the main crime hotspot is near Ocean View. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spanish City Plaza area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmwood Grove —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmwood Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmwood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elmwood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean View Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ocean View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ocean View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elmwood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Charles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A193 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A193 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A193 —
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Data Sources

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