Total Crime Rate

312.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 312.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 194.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bracken Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Battle Hill , and the 46th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bracken Avenue (NE28 9BD) in the last 12 months was 312.1 per 1,000 residents and was 206.3% higher than the Battle Hill average (101.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 1425.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bracken Avenue (NE28 9BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belper Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boreham Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bracken Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Beaufort Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnstaple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barnwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barnwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Berkley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkley Close —
Sep 2025Public order Barmouth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kings Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnstaple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coast Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boreham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Burnet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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