Total Crime Rate

538.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

165.7 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 538.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 177.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 165.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.6 10/10
  • Public order 47.3 10/10
  • Other theft 35.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Robbery 17.8 10/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 17th 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 Street (NE9 7JS) in the last 12 months was 538.5 per 1,000 residents and was 386.6% higher than the Chowdene average (110.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -39.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 165.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (NE9 7JS), the main crime hotspot is near Springwell Avenue. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hedworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Springwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Springwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seaton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wrekenton Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hamsterley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hedworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sherburn Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Witton Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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