Total Crime Rate

498.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.4 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 498.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 204.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.4 10/10
  • Public order 36.7 10/10
  • Robbery 20.4 10/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 4th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 11th 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 8PR) in the last 12 months was 498.0 per 1,000 residents and was 251.0% higher than the Wallsend Central average (141.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 171.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street East (NE28 8PR), 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 (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Holly Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Vine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Street —
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 2026Shoplifting Frank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grange Villas 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 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs High Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Sycamore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chestnut Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lily Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buddle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lily Bank —
Apr 2026Other theft Hunters Lodge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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