Crime Rates at Hillsview Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 3LA

Hillsview Avenue area has the 38th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 435th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillsview Avenue (NE3 3LA) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Fawdon & West Gosforth average (92.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillsview Avenue (NE3 3LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Columbia Grange, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shandon Way (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.