Total Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 78.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Windburgh Drive area has the 20th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 425th highest 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 Windburgh Drive (NE23 6NT) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windburgh Drive (NE23 6NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ganton Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whernside Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Windburgh Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gunnerton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ganton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gunnerton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gunnerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whernside Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glenluce Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glenluce Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ganton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gunnerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ganton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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