Crime Rates at Rowan Croft, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 6HT

Rowan Croft area has the 56th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 341st highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rowan Croft (NE12 6HT) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% lower than the Backworth & Holystone average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowan Croft (NE12 6HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garth Twenty Four, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garth Twenty Seven (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.