Total Crime Rate

113.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hillsview Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 286th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

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 Hillsview Avenue (NE3 3LD) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillsview Avenue (NE3 3LD), the main crime hotspot is near Balmain Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillsview Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byrewood Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sherringham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosslyn Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laith Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Laith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shandon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brodrick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runnymede Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Columbia Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Balmain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Runnymede Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thirston Way —
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Data Sources

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