Total Crime Rate
87.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hillhead Parkway area has the 29th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 450th lowest crime rate of 903 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 Hillhead Parkway (NE5 1JX) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% lower than the Callerton & Throckley average (109.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -39.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillhead Parkway (NE5 1JX), the main crime hotspot is near Cottersdale Gardens. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Callerton & Throckley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottersdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dulverston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dulverston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lotus Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lotus Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lobelia Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottersdale Gardens | Under investigation |
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