Total Crime Rate

168.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 31.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dewley area has the 8th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Cramlington Eastfield , and the 177th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dewley (NE23 6DT) in the last 12 months was 168.3 per 1,000 residents and was 263.1% higher than the Cramlington Eastfield average (46.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewley (NE23 6DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anton Place (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dewley area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Akeld Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dewley Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Dewley Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allerhope —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allerhope Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Doxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Dewley Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Doxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Adderstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Akeld Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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