Total Crime Rate

11.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 11.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Solway Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 61st 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 Solway Avenue (NE30 3BA) in the last 12 months was 11.2 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Solway Avenue (NE30 3BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buttermere Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hartington Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Solway Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Buttermere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hartington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derwent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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