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

Hillhead Parkway area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 336th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillhead Parkway (NE5 1LF) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% lower than the Callerton & Throckley average (109.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 205.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillhead Parkway (NE5 1LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel House Road, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.