Total Crime Rate

116.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 116.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 17.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rosehill Way area has the 38th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 278th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rosehill Way (NE5 3PH) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosehill Way (NE5 3PH), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hadstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barclay Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moulton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moulton Place Under investigation
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 Moulton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Barclay Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hadstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainslie 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 2026Shoplifting Moulton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hadstone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moulton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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