Total Crime Rate

544.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

278.1 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 544.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 278.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 207.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 71.0 10/10
  • Other theft 59.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 59.2 8/10
  • Public order 53.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Other crime 17.8 10/10
  • Robbery 17.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • 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 West area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 8th highest crime rate of 706 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 544.4 per 1,000 residents and was 283.8% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 278.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street West (NE28 8JD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Border Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary High Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street West —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Border Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beech Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Albert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft James Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elton Street West Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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