Total Crime Rate

139.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High West Street area has the 55th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 174th highest crime rate of 696 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 West Street (NE8 1NA) in the last 12 months was 139.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower than the Bridges average (277.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High West Street (NE8 1NA), the main crime hotspot is near Charles Street. Police recorded 277 crimes here, including 138 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Edmund'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime St Edmund'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Edmund'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Denmark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denmark Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Camborne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Camborne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warwick Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gladstone Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gladstone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Denmark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King James Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ann Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ann Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime King James Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order King James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft King James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs King James Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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