Total Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 12.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Redewater Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 289th lowest crime rate of 894 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 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% lower than the Blakelaw average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redewater Road (NE4 9UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsway, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fenham Hall Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Redewater Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redewater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lindale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Royal Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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