Total Crime Rate

120.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 120.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 82.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Porchester Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 230th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Porchester Drive (NE23 2QA) in the last 12 months was 120.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porchester Drive (NE23 2QA), the main crime hotspot is near Poole Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Porchester Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Kirkbride Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Close —
Apr 2026Public order Totnes Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kettering Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humsford Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poole Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkbride Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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