Total Crime Rate

226.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 226.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Burglary 22.6 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

West View Buildings area has the 10th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 74th 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 West View Buildings (NE30 4PP) in the last 12 months was 226.4 per 1,000 residents and was 162.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -95.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West View Buildings (NE30 4PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Margaret Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West View Buildings area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Margaret Road
Sep 2025Drugs Grafton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Oswin'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Margaret Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cullercoats
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grafton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grafton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marden Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliff Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Belle Vue Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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