Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 100.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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

Hillheads Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 247th highest 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 Hillheads Road (NE25 8HX) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% higher than the Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillheads Road (NE25 8HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A191 (15 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
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dowling Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Firtree Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Nook —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Nook —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bedale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A191 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Nook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Firtree Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dowling Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dowling Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Firtree Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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