Total Crime Rate

191.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 191.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 48.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dewley area has the 10th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Cramlington Eastfield , and the 116th 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 Dewley (NE23 6DS) in the last 12 months was 191.1 per 1,000 residents and was 377.7% higher than the Cramlington Eastfield average (40.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 177.8% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewley (NE23 6DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alexandra Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dewley area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Anton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Anstead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anstead Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Way β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Way β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dewsgreen β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dipton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dinmont Place β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allensgreen Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dewley β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East View Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East View Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East View Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doxford Place β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Adderstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paradise Row β€”
Apr 2026Bicycle theft South View Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Chase β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalton Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Chase β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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