Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 396th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillhead Drive (NE5 5AS) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 93.8% higher than the Chapel average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -76.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillhead Drive (NE5 5AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Head Drive, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milecastle Court (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillhead Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Middle Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Head Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Western Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Western Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milecastle Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hill Head Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Middle Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hill Head Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hill Head Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Middle Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashdale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashdale Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashdale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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