Total Crime Rate

48.9 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 48.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Meadows area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Meadows (NE3 4PW) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% lower than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Meadows (NE3 4PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brigham Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brigham Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Meadows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brigham Close —
Sep 2025Public order Birnham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Millfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Riding Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dene Bank View —
Sep 2025Other theft Brigham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brigham Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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