Total Crime Rate

230.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 230.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 88.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Public order 28.4 10/10
  • Robbery 18.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whitecliff Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 59th highest crime rate of 706 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 Whitecliff Close (NE29 9HF) in the last 12 months was 230.3 per 1,000 residents and was 246.2% 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 Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 88.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitecliff Close (NE29 9HF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitecliff Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boulsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishopbourne Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tenbury Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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