Total Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Average

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 41.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Station 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Station Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road β€”
Apr 2026Public order Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rowan Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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 β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Lairage β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road β€”

Data Sources

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