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Willington Quay

Middle area

The south of the North Tyneside. 8,038 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 93% of people in Willington Quay live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£133,000
Joint 277th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,643
Joint 4,165th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
93%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Willington Quay

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Willington Quay at a rate of 105.7 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.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences346
Other crime161
Anti-social behaviour128
Criminal damage and arson97
Vehicle crime38
Burglary36
Drug offences17
Shoplifting15
Robbery8
Theft from the person4

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Willington Quay compares

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Median sale price30 middle areas, North Tyneside · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in North Tyneside30 areas from £125,000 to £485,000. The middle area is £211,000. Willington Quay is £133,000.
£133,0002nd cheapest
Population30 middle areas, North Tyneside · 2021
Population: every middle area in North Tyneside30 areas from 5,514 to 9,896. The middle area is 6,724. Willington Quay is 7,643.
7,6438th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares30 middle areas, North Tyneside · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in North Tyneside30 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 38.0%. Willington Quay is 93.0%.
93%3rd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage30 middle areas, North Tyneside · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in North Tyneside30 areas from 76.8% to 99.8%. The middle area is 95.5%. Willington Quay is 95.8%.
95.8%14th highest

Is Willington Quay safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Willington Quay at a rate of 105.7 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, 88 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Willington Quay.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (346), other crime (161) and anti-social behaviour (128).

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 Willington Quay alone. See North Tyneside

Average house price
£205,554
Up 3.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,063
126th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.5×
Joint 59th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.9
Joint 124th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Willington Quay in brief

The median price paid for a home in Willington Quay was £133,000 in 2025.

Willington Quay had 7,643 usual residents at the census.

About 93% of people in Willington Quay live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Willington Quay, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.