Total Crime Rate
88.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Grove area has the 27th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 250th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Grove (NE40 3JN) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% higher than the Crawcrook and Greenside average (50.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Grove (NE40 3JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whernside Walk (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ryton, Crookhill and Stella| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Inleborough Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hexham Old Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Inleborough Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Inleborough Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Inleborough Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B6317 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hexham Old Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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