Total Crime Rate

201.8 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.8 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 201.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 116.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 42.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.4 10/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hillheads Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillheads Road (NE25 8HS) in the last 12 months was 201.8 per 1,000 residents and was 203.5% higher than the Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillheads Road (NE25 8HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A191 (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillheads Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waverley Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dowling Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillheads Court β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillheads Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Norham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lovaine Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovaine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook β€”

Data Sources

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