Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Villas area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Cramlington Eastfield , and the 514th highest crime rate of 1,089 local areas in Northumberland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Villas (NE23 3AZ) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% higher than the Cramlington Eastfield average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Villas (NE23 3AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Wrightson Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Drugs Wrightson Street Local resolution
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastwood Place —
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Wrightson Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order Wrightson Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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