Total Crime Rate
19.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Underwood Grove area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 189th 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 Underwood Grove (NE23 3UT) in the last 12 months was 19.2 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% lower than the Cramlington East average (111.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Underwood Grove (NE23 3UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yarmouth Drive, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitehill Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Yarmouth Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ilford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehill Road | Under investigation |
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