Total Crime Rate

245.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 245.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 142.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 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

Bowness Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Battle Hill , and the 50th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowness Avenue (NE28 9SN) in the last 12 months was 245.0 per 1,000 residents and was 182.8% higher than the Battle Hill average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowness Avenue (NE28 9SN), 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 Bowness Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brighton Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bodmin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brighton Close —
Apr 2026Public order Brighton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bewick Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowness Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Barr Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barr Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barr Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barr Close —
Apr 2026Public order Bellshill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashburn Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bellshill Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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