Crime Rates at Highfield Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 5HS

Highfield Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 894 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 Highfield Road (NE5 5HS) in the last 12 months was 23.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% lower than the Callerton & Throckley average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (NE5 5HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anson Place (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.