Total Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.4 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 85.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 24.4 5/10
  • Other theft 24.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 12.2 6/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Newington Drive area has the 25th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 236th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newington Drive (NE29 9JA) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% 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 Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newington Drive (NE29 9JA), 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 Newington Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purbeck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Purbeck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chiltern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boulsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brabourne Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishopbourne Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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