Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 66.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hillheads Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 302nd highest 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 Hillheads Road (NE25 8HU) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillheads Road (NE25 8HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Nook, where police recorded 45 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haig Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket 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 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dowling Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillheads Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillheads Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Maple Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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