Crime Rates at Hillside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 6BJ

Hillside area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillside (NE12 6BJ) in the last 12 months was 23.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% lower than the Backworth & Holystone average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside (NE12 6BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stratford Close, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garth Thirty Three (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.