Total Crime Rate

630.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

418.5 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 630.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 418.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 356.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.7 10/10
  • Public order 52.9 10/10
  • Other crime 26.4 10/10
  • Other theft 26.4 10/10
  • Drugs 22.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 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

Cateran Way area has the highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 7th 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 Cateran Way (NE23 6HE) in the last 12 months was 630.0 per 1,000 residents and was 463.8% higher than the Cramlington East average (111.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 418.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cateran Way (NE23 6HE), the main crime hotspot is near Cranshaw Place. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cateran Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corinto Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crookham Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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