Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 71.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 13.4 3/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Meadow area has the 9th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Harton , and the 249th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South 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 Meadow (NE34 6JG) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% higher than the Harton average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Meadow (NE34 6JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North View, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Callum Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting North View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Callum Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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