Total Crime Rate

103.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 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 103.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Court area has the 21st highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillheads Court (NE25 8RY) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillheads Court (NE25 8RY), 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 Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillheads Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lovaine Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovaine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dowling Avenue 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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