Crime Rates at Battle Hill Drive, Wallsend, NE28 9EQ

Battle Hill Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Battle Hill , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Battle Hill Drive (NE28 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% lower than the Battle Hill average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 178.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Battle Hill Drive (NE28 9EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bexley Gardens (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.