Crime Rates at Hickling Court, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 4SY

Hickling Court area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 226th lowest crime rate of 903 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 Hickling Court (NE5 4SY) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% lower than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hickling Court (NE5 4SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Just Place, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Felthorpe Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.