Total Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rosebery Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 432nd highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rosebery Avenue (NE24 2LJ) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% lower than the Croft average (275.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 266.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosebery Avenue (NE24 2LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rowan Court, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charlton Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rosebery Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A193 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Charlton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Charlton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Charlton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Charlton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cypress Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cypress Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cypress Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cypress Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Renwick Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Renwick Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Third Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A193 —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cypress Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cypress Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Trees Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Trees Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —

Data Sources

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