Total Crime Rate

195.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 195.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Ringwood Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 131st highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ringwood Drive (NE23 1ND) in the last 12 months was 195.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% higher than the Cramlington East average (117.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 210.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 116.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 183.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ringwood Drive (NE23 1ND), the main crime hotspot is near Poole Close. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ringwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumbrian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pentridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poole Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poole Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumbrian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Porchester Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northumbrian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumbrian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tiverton Place —
Sep 2025Other crime Torcross Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumbrian Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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