Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 60.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rokeby Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Lemington , and the 380th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rokeby Avenue (NE15 8AE) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% lower than the Lemington average (92.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rokeby Avenue (NE15 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Union Hall Road. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rokeby Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waverley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Addison Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sugley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kirkston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lesbury Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waverley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sugley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bewick Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fernwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fernwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Union Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addison Road —
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Data Sources

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