Crime Rates at Rex Way, Ponteland, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 9FA

Rex Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Ponteland North , and the 218th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rex Way (NE20 9FA) in the last 12 months was 21.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% lower than the Ponteland North average (37.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rex Way (NE20 9FA), the main crime hotspot is near Middlebrook. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.