Total Crime Rate
76.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Redewater Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 400th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
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 Redewater Road (NE4 9UD) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Redewater Road (NE4 9UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Royal Crescent, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lindale Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blakelaw| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Auburn Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fenham Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ridgeway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenham Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodburn Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ravenside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bolbec Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bolbec Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bolbec Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bolbec Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friarside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bolbec Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Royal Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Redewater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Redewater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lindale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Auburn Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Auburn Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redewater Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Royal Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Redewater Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moorside Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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