Crime Rates at Southcliff, Whitley Bay, NE26 2PB

Southcliff area has the 29th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southcliff (NE26 2PB) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southcliff (NE26 2PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Margaret Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.