Crime Rates at Hillhead Parkway, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 1DP

Hillhead Parkway area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 334th 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 Hillhead Parkway (NE5 1DP) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% lower than the Chapel average (55.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillhead Parkway (NE5 1DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel House Road, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.