Total Crime Rate

123.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 123.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Garforth Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 220th 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 Garforth Close (NE23 6EW) in the last 12 months was 123.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% higher than the Cramlington East average (111.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garforth Close (NE23 6EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dudley Lane, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leyburn Court (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Garforth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greystoke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudley Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudley Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudley Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudley Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Leyburn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leyburn Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudley Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ganton Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greystoke Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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