Crime Rates at Silkwood Close, Cramlington, NE23 3LS

Silkwood Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 75th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Silkwood Close (NE23 3LS) in the last 12 months was 9.4 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 185.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silkwood Close (NE23 3LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silverdale Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gilsland Grove (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.