Total Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 45.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 9.0 2/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Rosemount Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 254th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rosemount Avenue (NE10 8EA) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% lower than the Pelaw and Heworth average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosemount Avenue (NE10 8EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roehedge, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leam Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rosemount Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Follingsby Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lindrick Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leam Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A195
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cripps Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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