Total Crime Rate

244.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 244.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 34.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alexandra Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Cramlington Eastfield , and the 79th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Alexandra Way (NE23 6EB) in the last 12 months was 244.4 per 1,000 residents and was 510.9% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Way (NE23 6EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dudley Lane, where police recorded 51 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 Alexandra Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Anton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudley Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doxford Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dewley —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudley Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dinmont Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudley Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudley Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudley Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Chase —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hareside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hareside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hareside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Chase —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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