Total Crime Rate
19.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thursby Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 128th lowest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Thursby Avenue (NE30 3AB) in the last 12 months was 19.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thursby Avenue (NE30 3AB), the main crime hotspot is near Lambley Avenue. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Derwent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beach Croft Avenue | — |
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