Total Crime Rate

77.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 77.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thirston Drive 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 Thirston Drive (NE23 2BY) 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 Thirston Drive (NE23 2BY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Thirston Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East View Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tangmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Anstead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anstead Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambo Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambo Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambo Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cambo Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chipchase Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tangmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tangmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tangmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tangmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Village Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tangmere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tangmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tangmere Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Callerton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allensgreen Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft South View Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East View Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East View Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Village Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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