Total Crime Rate

213.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 213.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 69.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Other theft 41.4 10/10
  • Burglary 34.5 10/10
  • Other crime 27.6 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hillside Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 66th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

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 Hillside Place (NE9 5SP) in the last 12 months was 213.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% higher than the High Fell average (129.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Place (NE9 5SP), the main crime hotspot is near Prefect Place. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillside Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Fosse Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Old Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Egremont Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Rosewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Southway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crossway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hewson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fosse Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prefect Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prefect Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hillside Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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