Total Crime Rate
122.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bellshill Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Battle Hill , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bellshill Close (NE28 9XE) in the last 12 months was 122.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% higher than the Battle Hill average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 76.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bellshill Close (NE28 9XE), 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.
View Crime In Battle Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackhill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bewick Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brighton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashburn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brighton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camerton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brighton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowness Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belle Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bellshill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bellshill Close | Under investigation |
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