Total Crime Rate

321.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 321.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 96.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Public order 43.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norham Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 44th 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 Norham Road (NE26 2SB) in the last 12 months was 321.6 per 1,000 residents and was 272.9% 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 Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 119.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norham Road (NE26 2SB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roxburgh Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Grosvenor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Grosvenor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Hawthorn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Coquet Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Duchess Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norham Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Village Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marmion Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marmion Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northumberland Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northumberland Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northumberland Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northumberland Square Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northumberland Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northumberland Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roxburgh Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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