Total Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.2 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 48.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 14.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thornhill Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ponteland East and Stannington , and the 520th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Thornhill Road (NE20 9QA) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% higher than the Ponteland East and Stannington average (42.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornhill Road (NE20 9QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thornhill Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Thornhill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorneyford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rowan Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road —
Apr 2026Public order Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Lairage —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road —

Data Sources

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