Whitley Bay North
Middle areaThe north east of the North Tyneside. 6,218 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 71% of people in Whitley Bay North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Whitley Bay North
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Whitley Bay North at a rate of 30.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.4 per 1,000 people across North Tyneside.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 47 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 43 |
| Vehicle crime | 28 |
| Other crime | 26 |
| Shoplifting | 15 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
| Drug offences | 3 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Whitley Bay North compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Whitley Bay North safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Whitley Bay North at a rate of 30.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.4 per 1,000 people across North Tyneside.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 25 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Whitley Bay North.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (47), violence and sexual offences (43) and vehicle crime (28).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of North Tyneside
These figures are published for the whole of North Tyneside, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Tyneside and not Whitley Bay North alone. See North Tyneside
Whitley Bay North in brief
The median price paid for a home in Whitley Bay North was £420,000 in 2025.
Whitley Bay North had 6,164 usual residents at the census.
About 71% of people in Whitley Bay North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Whitley Bay North, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.