Total Crime Rate
28.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hertford Grove area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 313th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Hertford Grove (NE23 2FL) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% lower than the Cramlington East average (111.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hertford Grove (NE23 2FL), the main crime hotspot is near Olney Close. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Otley Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkbride Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Otley Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsdale Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hampton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowmont Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Otley Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Humsford Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kirkbride Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakley Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Otley Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clintburn Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clintburn Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clintburn Court | Under investigation |
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