Total Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bewick Park area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Battle Hill , and the 285th 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 Bewick Park (NE28 9RU) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bewick Park (NE28 9RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Embleton Avenue, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bellshill Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bewick Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bewick Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Brighton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brighton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brighton Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowness Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belle Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bellshill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Bellshill Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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