Total Crime Rate
21.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bowness Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Battle Hill , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 715 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 Bowness Avenue (NE28 9TD) in the last 12 months was 21.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% lower than the Battle Hill average (101.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bowness Avenue (NE28 9TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Embleton Avenue, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackhill Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Battle Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackhill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackhill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellshill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellshill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bewick Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broxburn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bewick Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackhill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackhill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bellshill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blackhill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackhill Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackhill Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gibson Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bathgate Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Embleton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Embleton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Embleton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Embleton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bellshill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bewick Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Broxburn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashburn Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Close | Under investigation |
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