Total Crime Rate

152.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 152.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 67.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Roseden 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.

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Crime Over Time in Roseden Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Leasingthorne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bowden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Heron Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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