Total Crime Rate
726.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cobden Road area has the highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 8th 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 Cobden Road (NE23 6HQ) in the last 12 months was 726.9 per 1,000 residents and was 519.5% higher than the Cramlington East average (117.3 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 440.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cobden Road (NE23 6HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Cranshaw Place. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cramlington East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Coldbeck Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cranshaw Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westerkirk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Canberra Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlcroft Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carlcroft Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlcroft Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranshaw Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cranshaw Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copernicus Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranshaw Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranshaw Place | — |
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