Total Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rowan Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ponteland East and Stannington , and the 534th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

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 Rowan Drive (NE20 9QL) in the last 12 months was 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher than the Ponteland East and Stannington average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowan Drive (NE20 9QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Twizell Place, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thornhill Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rowan Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Green Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Twizell Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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