Total Crime Rate
65.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Axminster Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Cramlington Eastfield , and the 455th 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 Axminster Close (NE23 2UB) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% higher than the Cramlington Eastfield average (40.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Axminster Close (NE23 2UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avebury Place, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abingdon Square (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clintburn Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Medway Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clintburn Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsdale Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clintburn Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Alderley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alderley Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Axminster Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cairnglass Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Axminster Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Medway Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Medway Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowmont Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Medway Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Medway Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Medway Place | Under investigation |
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