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

Park Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 44th highest crime rate of 715 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 Park Avenue (NE26 1DP) in the last 12 months was 321.6 per 1,000 residents and was 272.9% higher 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 Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 119.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (NE26 1DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.