Total Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 49.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lapford Drive area has the 30th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 523rd lowest 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 Lapford Drive (NE23 3GP) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% lower than the Cramlington East average (111.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lapford Drive (NE23 3GP), 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.

Crime Over Time in Lapford Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Axminster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medway Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Medway Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medway Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medway Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medway Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Methven Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Epwell Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Murston Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alderley Way —
Apr 2026Other crime Alderley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Axminster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Medway Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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