Total Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bristol Drive area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Battle Hill , and the 350th lowest crime rate of 715 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 Bristol Drive (NE28 9RQ) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bristol Drive (NE28 9RQ), 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 (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Banbury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnstaple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnstaple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkley Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Beaufort Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Gardens Under investigation
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 2025Public order Barmouth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boreham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coast Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bristol Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bristol Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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