Crime Rates at High Street West, Wallsend, NE28 8JD

High Street West area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 11th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

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 High Street West (NE28 8JD) in the last 12 months was 532.5 per 1,000 residents and was 215.0% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 272.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street West (NE28 8JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 147 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Frank Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.