Total Crime Rate
152.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Roseden Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Castle , and the 251st highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
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 Roseden Way (NE13 9BN) in the last 12 months was 152.0 per 1,000 residents and was 219.2% higher than the Castle average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Roseden Way (NE13 9BN), the main crime hotspot is near Roseden Way. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leasingthorne Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bowden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Heron Crescent | Under investigation |
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