Total Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 63.8 6/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Other crime 16.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Helena Avenue area has the 37th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 315th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Helena Avenue (NE26 2BB) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% lower 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 Other theft with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Helena Avenue (NE26 2BB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Helena Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whitley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Helena Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Belsay Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Helena Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Helena Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percy Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esplanade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitley Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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