Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitelaw Place area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 493rd lowest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitelaw Place (NE23 6HY) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% lower than the Cramlington East average (117.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitelaw Place (NE23 6HY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Whitelaw Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cranshaw Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlcroft Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranshaw Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cranshaw Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westerkirk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranshaw Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranshaw Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlcroft Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copernicus Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wildshaw Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlcroft Place —
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Data Sources

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