Whitley Bay North
WardThe north east of the North Tyneside. About 11,495 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 62% of people in Whitley Bay North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Whitley Bay North compares
Each dot is a ward. 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 106.9 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, 154 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 shoplifting (399), anti-social behaviour (232) and violence and sexual offences (213).
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 ward, so they describe all of North Tyneside and not Whitley Bay North alone. See North Tyneside
Whitley Bay North in brief
Whitley Bay North had 11,385 usual residents at the census.
About 62% 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, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Whitley Bay North, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.