Total Crime Rate
19.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kendal Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Cramlington Eastfield , and the 200th 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 Kendal Drive (NE23 2XW) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower than the Cramlington Eastfield average (40.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kendal Drive (NE23 2XW), 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 | Axminster Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clintburn Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Humsford Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Alderley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowmont Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Axminster Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clintburn Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkbride Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kirkbride Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kettering Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alderley Way | — |
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