Total Crime Rate

29.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 29.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 8.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ashburn Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Battle Hill , and the 215th lowest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashburn Road (NE28 9UJ) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% lower than the Battle Hill average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashburn Road (NE28 9UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackhill Avenue, where police recorded 34 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 Ashburn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Barr Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bellshill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barr Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belle Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barr Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bodmin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bellshill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowness Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Barr Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brighton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camerton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brighton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashburn Road —
Apr 2026Public order Brighton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hadrian Wynd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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