Total Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 West area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 315th lowest 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 West (NE28 8QD) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street West (NE28 8QD), the main crime hotspot is near Eastfield Avenue. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 23 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft High Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brussels Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rutland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brussels Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stotts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Thames Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime High Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rheydt Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lilian Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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