Total Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Bowness Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Battle Hill , and the 297th highest 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 Bowness Avenue (NE28 9SW) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Bowness Avenue (NE28 9SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barr Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brighton Close (16 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromsgrove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barr Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broxburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broxburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bathgate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashburn Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barr Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barr Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bodmin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bodmin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Corbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corbridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barr Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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