Total Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Orpington Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 327th 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 Orpington Road (NE23 2YQ) in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orpington Road (NE23 2YQ), 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 Orpington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tangmere Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakley Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humsford Grove —
Apr 2026Other crime Kirkbride Place Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Tangmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tangmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tangmere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tangmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poole Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkbride Place —
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Data Sources

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