Total Crime Rate
41.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Station Cottages area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ponteland East and Stannington , and the 470th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Station Cottages (NE20 9SR) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% lower than the Ponteland East and Stannington average (42.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Station Cottages (NE20 9SR), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Merton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rowan Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Lairage | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merton Road | β |
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