Total Crime Rate

299.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 299.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 148.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.4 10/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 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

Broxburn Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Battle Hill , and the 49th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broxburn Close (NE28 9SS) in the last 12 months was 299.2 per 1,000 residents and was 193.6% higher than the Battle Hill average (101.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 96.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broxburn Close (NE28 9SS), the main crime hotspot is near Embleton Avenue. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broxburn Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broxburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bathgate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Embleton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Embleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Embleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Embleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broxburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gibson Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barr Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barr Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barr Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barr Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bodmin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bodmin Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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