Total Crime Rate
88.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Dene area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 372nd highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Dene (NE7 7TL) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% higher than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Dene (NE7 7TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lansdowne Gardens, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stephenson Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Glendyn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wyncote Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wyncote Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stephenson Road | Under investigation |
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