Total Crime Rate

1089.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

558.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1089.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 558.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 351.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 193.1 10/10
  • Public order 186.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 82.8 10/10
  • Other theft 82.8 10/10
  • Burglary 48.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 41.4 10/10
  • Drugs 34.5 10/10
  • Other crime 34.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • 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 West Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 5th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High West Street (NE8 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 1089.7 per 1,000 residents and was 383.3% higher than the Bridges average (225.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 558.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High West Street (NE8 1EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Charles Street. Police recorded 162 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Consort Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hopper Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopper Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Jedburgh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gateshead Highway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gateshead Highway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Edmund'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hopper Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Edmund'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Denmark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Denmark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hopper Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hopper Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gladstone Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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