Total Crime Rate

146.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 146.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.2 9/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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 Street East area has the 19th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 159th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

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 Street East (NE28 7RX) in the last 12 months was 146.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% lower than the Wallsend Central average (169.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -95.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -95.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 88.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street East (NE28 7RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holly Avenue, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Grove (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street East area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Holly Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Coach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holly Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Myrtle Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary High Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dene Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westmoreland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westmoreland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holly Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oak Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richardson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richardson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Coach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holly Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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