Crime Rates at Barr Close, Wallsend, NE28 9SZ

Barr Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Battle Hill , and the 32nd 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 Barr Close (NE28 9SZ) in the last 12 months was 371.6 per 1,000 residents and was 264.7% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 153.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 194.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barr Close (NE28 9SZ), 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.