Total Crime Rate

1411.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1411.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 452.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 378.1 10/10
  • Other theft 137.2 10/10
  • Public order 125.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 74.7 10/10
  • Drugs 70.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 42.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.1 8/10
  • Burglary 25.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.8 10/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
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

High Bridge area has the 8th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 11th 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 High Bridge (NE1 1EN) in the last 12 months was 1411.6 per 1,000 residents and was 980.8% higher than the Arthur's Hill average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 297 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 6 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 394 (≈ 600.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Bridge (NE1 1EN), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 972 crimes here, including 455 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Bridge area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grainger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grainger Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grainger Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grainger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grainger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grainger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grainger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Grainger Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grainger Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grainger Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grainger Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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