Crime Rates at High Street, Gateshead, NE8 2AP

High Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 24th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

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 Street (NE8 2AP) in the last 12 months was 520.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 236.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (NE8 2AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 367 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charles Street (138 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.