Crime Rates at Rockcliffe Gardens, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 7TR

Rockcliffe Gardens area has the 6th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 76th 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 Rockcliffe Gardens (NE15 7TR) in the last 12 months was 288.1 per 1,000 residents and was 162.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 112.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rockcliffe Gardens (NE15 7TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenside Crescent (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.