Total Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.5 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 29.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Roundhill Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 173rd 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 Roundhill Avenue (NE5 3PY) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roundhill Avenue (NE5 3PY), 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 Roundhill Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainslie Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hadstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moulton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moulton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prunus Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cragston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Morwick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maudlin Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Walk —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Foxglove Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hadstone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moulton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hadstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambo Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainslie Place Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Wychcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wychcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wychcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wychcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moulton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Foxglove Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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