Total Crime Rate
139.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Bridges| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Edmund'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Edmund'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmund'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Edmund'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Denmark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Edmund'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Edmund'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Edmund'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Edmund'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Edmund'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denmark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Denmark Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Camborne Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Camborne Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gladstone Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gladstone Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Denmark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gladstone Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King James Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ann Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ann Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | King James Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | King James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | King James Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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