Total Crime Rate

234.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 234.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.3 10/10
  • Drugs 28.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Street East area has the 12th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 56th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street East (NE28 7RL) in the last 12 months was 234.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% higher than the Wallsend Central average (141.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 109.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street East (NE28 7RL), the main crime hotspot is near Sycamore Street. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Holly Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westmoreland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chestnut Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Boyd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Northumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holly Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Holly Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawson Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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