Total Crime Rate
131.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Selby Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 240th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Selby Close (NE23 3SR) in the last 12 months was 131.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% higher than the Cramlington East average (117.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Selby Close (NE23 3SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Selby Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gilsland Grove (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cramlington East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silverdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tiverton Place | — |
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