Total Crime Rate

218.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 218.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.3 10/10
  • Public order 33.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Hillhead Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 87th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillhead Gardens (NE11 9RX) in the last 12 months was 218.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 137.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillhead Gardens (NE11 9RX), the main crime hotspot is near Braeside. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillhead Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scafell Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Scafell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsay Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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