Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rothsay Terrace area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Newbiggin Central and East , and the 418th lowest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

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 Rothsay Terrace (NE64 6XW) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower than the Newbiggin Central and East average (127.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rothsay Terrace (NE64 6XW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maitland Terrace (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rothsay Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Windsor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidney Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Matfen Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs North Seaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maitland Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maitland Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cleveland Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maitland Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Maitland Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maitland Terrace
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cleveland Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Avenue Offender given a caution

Data Sources

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