Crime Rates at Whitley Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2LY

Whitley Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 294th lowest crime rate of 715 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 Whitley Road (NE26 2LY) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitley Road (NE26 2LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Parade (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.