Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Whitley Bay North
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.22 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.22 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Whitley Bay North
Crime trends · Whitley Bay North
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19
YoY -47%
ASB
22
YoY +340%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
3
YoY -25%
Criminal damage
4
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
96
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Whitley Bay North
Ethnicity
Total residents: 12,344
White Brit.91.5%
Other White2.7%
White & Asian1.0%
+ other · 4.7%
Religion
Total residents: 12,351
No religion50.1%
Christian42.4%
Not answered5.0%
Muslim1.3%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 12,327
35–4923.1%
50–6421.0%
65–7410.7%
10–158.7%
25–348.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%
Households
Total households: 5,016
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children22.2%
Other15.2%
Any member 66+13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
