Total Crime Rate

644.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 644.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 244.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 144.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.4 9/10
  • Public order 65.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.6 10/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Doddington Drive area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Cramlington Eastfield , and the 5th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Doddington Drive (NE23 6DE) in the last 12 months was 644.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1511.7% higher than the Cramlington Eastfield average (40.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 144.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doddington Drive (NE23 6DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Doddington Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dinmont Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paradise Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dewsgreen —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dipton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Farm Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A1171 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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