Total Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Thirston Drive area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 269th lowest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thirston Drive (NE23 2BX) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 457.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thirston Drive (NE23 2BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East View Avenue, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tindale Avenue (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thirston Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Village Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tindale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumbrian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumbrian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Village Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumbrian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumbrian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambo Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chipchase Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northumbrian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East View Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order East View Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South View Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South View Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft South View Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order East View Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South View Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South View Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East View Avenue —

Data Sources

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