Northumbria Police

Crime in Whitley Bay

Street-level crime statistics for Whitley Bay based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 4,555 crimes in last 12 months

10 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

4,555 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓7.8% vs Previous 12 Months

10/100 Safety Score

32.4% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 4,555 total crimes recorded in Whitley Bay

Violent Crime

1,399

↓5%

Anti-Social Behaviour

810

↓15%

Shoplifting

703

Public Order

351

Criminal Damage & Arson

314

↓12%

Other Theft

234

↓23%

Vehicle Crime

190

↓27%

Burglary

183

Other Crime

133

↑49%

Drugs

↑19%

Robbery

↑137%

Bicycle Theft

↓36%

Possession of Weapons

↓31%

Theft from Person

↑12%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Whitley Bay

421

02/23

420

03/23

487

04/23

492

05/23

482

06/23

361

07/23

392

08/23

426

09/23

457

10/23

389

11/23

375

12/23

358

01/24

338

02/24

391

03/24

416

04/24

479

05/24

522

06/24

453

07/24

478

08/24

374

09/24

393

10/24

372

11/24

354

12/24

371

01/25

301

02/25

383

03/25

383

04/25

410

05/25

431

06/25

457

07/25

465

08/25

404

09/25

416

10/25

415

11/25

382

12/25

108

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Whitley Bay (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Whitley Bay

January 2026 108 crimes December 2025 382 crimes November 2025 415 crimes October 2025 416 crimes September 2025 404 crimes August 2025 465 crimes July 2025 457 crimes June 2025 431 crimes May 2025 410 crimes April 2025 383 crimes March 2025 383 crimes February 2025 301 crimes January 2025 371 crimes December 2024 354 crimes November 2024 372 crimes October 2024 393 crimes September 2024 374 crimes August 2024 478 crimes July 2024 453 crimes June 2024 522 crimes May 2024 479 crimes April 2024 416 crimes March 2024 391 crimes February 2024 338 crimes January 2024 358 crimes December 2023 375 crimes November 2023 389 crimes October 2023 457 crimes September 2023 426 crimes August 2023 392 crimes July 2023 361 crimes June 2023 482 crimes May 2023 492 crimes April 2023 487 crimes March 2023 420 crimes February 2023 421 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Northumbria Police

Sunderland Central Sunderland East Farringdon, Pennywell, Pallion, Silksworth and Ryhope (Sunderland West) Carley Hill, Hylton Red House, Witherwack, Fulwell and Roker (Sunderland North) Washington Houghton Riverside and West Shields Boldon, Cleadon, Whitburn Hebburn and Jarrow Gateshead Central Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East) Low Fell and Allerdene Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West) Blaydon, Winlaton, Ryton, Rowlands Gill and Chopwell (Gateshead Outer West) North Shields Wallsend Killingworth Westerhope and Newburn Gosforth and Great Park Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon Fenham and Scotswood Benwell and Elswick Newcastle Central Jesmond and Heaton Byker and Walker Bedlington Ashington Blyth Cramlington Morpeth Alnwick Berwick East Tynedale West Tynedale View all Northumbria Police neighbourhoods

Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.