Crime Rates at Castleton Close, Cramlington, NE23 3YS

Castleton Close area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 214th 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 Castleton Close (NE23 3YS) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castleton Close (NE23 3YS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheadle Avenue, where police recorded 6 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.