Crime Rates at Greenhills, Killingworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 5BD

Greenhills area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Camperdown , and the 239th lowest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

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 Greenhills (NE12 5BD) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% lower than the Camperdown average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenhills (NE12 5BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Culloden Walk, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blenheim (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.