Total Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hillary Avenue area has the 62nd highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 324th lowest crime rate of 715 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 Hillary Avenue (NE12 9LS) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Backworth & Holystone average (79.6 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 , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillary Avenue (NE12 9LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crescent Way North, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mead Crescent (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillary Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crescent Way North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dovecote Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Croft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granville Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillary Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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