Total Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hollywood Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Walkergate , and the 310th 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 Hollywood Avenue (NE6 4TN) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% lower than the Walkergate average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollywood Avenue (NE6 4TN), the main crime hotspot is near Eastfield Avenue. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hollywood Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firtree Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thames Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elton Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tumulus Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tumulus Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eastfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stotts Road —
Apr 2026Public order Firtree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street West —

Data Sources

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