Total Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Molesdon Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 237th highest crime rate of 715 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 Molesdon Close (NE30 3PY) in the last 12 months was 103.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Molesdon Close (NE30 3PY), the main crime hotspot is near Beach Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Molesdon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wallington Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bavington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campsie Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartburn Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rydal Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rydal Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rydal Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cambo Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Angerton Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wallington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Beach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bavington Gardens —
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Data Sources

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