Crime Rates at Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1LZ

Marine Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 62nd 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 Marine Avenue (NE26 1LZ) in the last 12 months was 256.4 per 1,000 residents and was 197.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 87.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marine Avenue (NE26 1LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elmwood Grove, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.