Total Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.0 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 66.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 53.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Hillcrest area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 255th lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

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 Hillcrest (NE34 8EF) in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% lower than the Cleadon Park average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest (NE34 8EF), the main crime hotspot is near Eastway. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillcrest area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fellside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fellside Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fellside Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Eastway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flaunden Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Fremantle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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