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Crime in NE28 9SP
How much crime is recorded in NE28 9SP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Battle Hill East
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,466 (2024)
How safe is NE28 9SP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE28 9SP area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NE28 9SPNational
Violence and sexual offences39.123.6
Public order15.44.6
Burglary14.09.1
Criminal damage and arson12.84.7
Shoplifting11.18.4
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Drugs7.72.4
Other crime2.91.5
Other theft2.34.5
Robbery2.01.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.