Total Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · 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 10th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 273rd lowest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street West (NE28 8QD) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street West (NE28 8QD), the main crime hotspot is near Eastfield Avenue. Police recorded 59 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firtree Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thames Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elton Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eastfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stotts Road —
Apr 2026Public order Firtree Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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