Total Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 71.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Grafton Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 283rd 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 Grafton Road (NE26 2NR) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grafton Road (NE26 2NR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grafton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Eleanor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cullercoats Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cullercoats Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Helena Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Helena Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Helena Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Other crime John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cullercoats Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rockcliffe Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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