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

Rockcliffe Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 78th 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 Rockcliffe Gardens (NE15 7TR) in the last 12 months was 321.2 per 1,000 residents and was 138.4% higher than the Benwell & Scotswood average (134.7 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 112.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% 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 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenside Crescent (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.