Crime Rate in Battle Hill, ward

Battle Hill has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 wards in North Tyneside district and the 1702nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 152nd highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Battle Hill in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% lower than the North Tyneside district average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Battle Hill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 405 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 523 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Battle Hill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.