Total Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hillcrest Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillcrest Drive (NE11 9QS) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% lower than the Dunston and Teams average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest Drive (NE11 9QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King George Avenue, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poplar Crescent (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillcrest Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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