Total Crime Rate

151.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 151.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Links Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 121st highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Links Road (NE30 3EA) in the last 12 months was 151.6 per 1,000 residents and was 128.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Links Road (NE30 3EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beverley Gardens, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whittingham Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Links Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beverley Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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