Crime Rates at Mill Hill Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 2AR

Mill Hill Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 259th 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 Mill Hill Road (NE5 2AR) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower than the Chapel average (55.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Hill Road (NE5 2AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornley Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hedgeley Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.