Total Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 72.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 50.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 3.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Ilford Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 409th 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 Ilford Avenue (NE23 3LE) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower than the Cramlington East average (111.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 300.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ilford Avenue (NE23 3LE), the main crime hotspot is near Goldthorpe Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ilford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Goldthorpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Goldthorpe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldthorpe Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yarmouth Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Goldthorpe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ilford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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