Total Crime Rate
244.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rokeby Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 132nd 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 Rokeby Drive (NE3 4JX) in the last 12 months was 244.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% higher than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 163.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rokeby Drive (NE3 4JX), the main crime hotspot is near Souter Road. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blakelaw| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ferrydene Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barrasford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Barrasford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Souter Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Souter Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Souter Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barrasford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eastwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rokeby Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Braebridge Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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