Total Crime Rate

149.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 149.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Public order 29.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bath Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Battle Hill , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bath Close (NE28 9DZ) in the last 12 months was 149.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% higher than the Battle Hill average (101.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bath Close (NE28 9DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ascot Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bath Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barr Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bodmin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blanchland Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barr Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barr Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barr Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bodmin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromsgrove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broxburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broxburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ascot Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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