Crime Rates at Hilden Gardens, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7LA

Hilden Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 44th highest crime rate of 894 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 Hilden Gardens (NE7 7LA) in the last 12 months was 405.1 per 1,000 residents and was 398.8% higher than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilden Gardens (NE7 7LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanmore Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.