Total Crime Rate

128.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bristol Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Battle Hill , and the 188th 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 Bristol Drive (NE28 9RH) in the last 12 months was 128.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bristol Drive (NE28 9RH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bristol Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkley Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Berkley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnstaple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnstaple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barmouth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boreham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Banbury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Beaufort Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bristol Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bristol Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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