Crime Rates at Rosewood Close, North Shields, NE29 8AG

Rosewood Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South , and the 99th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

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 Rosewood Close (NE29 8AG) in the last 12 months was 165.9 per 1,000 residents and was 149.4% higher than the Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 106.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosewood Close (NE29 8AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hospital, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cotswold Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.