Total Crime Rate

86.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 86.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 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 crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rosehill Way area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 383rd highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rosehill Way (NE5 3PE) in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower than the Blakelaw average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosehill Way (NE5 3PE), the main crime hotspot is near Moulton Place. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rosehill Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hadstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hadstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fulwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Fulwell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fulwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fulwell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fulwell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bonington Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Burglary Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barclay Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barclay Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Barclay Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainslie Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moulton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainslie Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothay Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roundhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roundhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roundhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roundhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acomb Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acomb Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acomb Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wychcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wychcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wychcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wychcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moulton Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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