Total Crime Rate

442.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 442.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 234.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.7 10/10
  • Other theft 35.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Burglary 22.1 10/10
  • Robbery 22.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hillhead Parkway area has the highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 41st highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillhead Parkway (NE5 1LJ) in the last 12 months was 442.5 per 1,000 residents and was 303.9% higher than the Callerton & Throckley average (109.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -22.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 79.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 113.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillhead Parkway (NE5 1LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 68 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 Hillhead Parkway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dulverston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elston Close
Sep 2025Burglary Dulverston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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