Total Crime Rate
77.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thornley Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 380th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Thornley Avenue (NE23 2BU) in the last 12 months was 77.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% lower than the Cramlington East average (111.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 214.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thornley Avenue (NE23 2BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tangmere Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tindale Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Callerton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tangmere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tangmere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambo Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Village Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Village Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chipchase Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tangmere Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tangmere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tangmere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambo Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambo Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tangmere Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cambo Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tangmere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tangmere Close | Under investigation |
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