Total Crime Rate
630.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
418.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Weetwood Road 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 Weetwood Road (NE23 6HT) 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 Weetwood Road (NE23 6HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westerkirk, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodhill Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crookham Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhill Road | Under investigation |
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