Crime Rates at Ullswater Drive, Killingworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 6GX

Ullswater Drive area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 298th lowest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ullswater Drive (NE12 6GX) in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% lower than the Backworth & Holystone average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ullswater Drive (NE12 6GX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garth Twenty Four, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garth Twenty Seven (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.