Crime Rates at Hillfield Street, Gateshead, NE8 1QE

Hillfield Street area has the 40th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 121st highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

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 Hillfield Street (NE8 1QE) in the last 12 months was 178.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% lower than the Bridges average (277.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillfield Street (NE8 1QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Mill, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coatsworth Court (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.