Total Crime Rate

10.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 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
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Alnwick Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 53rd 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 Alnwick Avenue (NE26 3PT) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alnwick Avenue (NE26 3PT), 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 Alnwick Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Grosvenor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Grosvenor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Duchess Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hawthorn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Coquet Avenue Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northumberland Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northumberland Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northumberland Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northumberland Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northumberland Square Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roxburgh Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roxburgh Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northumberland Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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