Total Crime Rate
63.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hareside area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Cramlington Eastfield , and the 468th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hareside (NE23 6BL) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% higher than the Cramlington Eastfield average (40.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hareside (NE23 6BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dudley Lane, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lancastrian Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lancastrian Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dudley Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dudley Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dudley Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dudley Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dudley Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A1171 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lancastrian Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hareside | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hareside | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hareside | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lancastrian Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexandra Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harwood Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Chase | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Chase | β |
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