Total Crime Rate

223.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.7 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 223.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 115.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rushie Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 117th highest crime rate of 894 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 Rushie Avenue (NE15 6LU) in the last 12 months was 223.1 per 1,000 residents and was 103.3% higher than the Benwell & Scotswood average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 115.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rushie Avenue (NE15 6LU), the main crime hotspot is near Bertram Crescent. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rushie Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bertram Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Denton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pease Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fox And Hounds Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bertram Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bertram Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benwell Village Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benwell Village Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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