Total Crime Rate
50.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Eskdale Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Battle Hill , and the 321st lowest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eskdale Avenue (NE28 9JA) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eskdale Avenue (NE28 9JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnwood Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Battle Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourtree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Baywood Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Baywood Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rae Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Baywood Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnet Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourtree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourtree Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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