Total Crime Rate

90.6 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 90.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • 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

Wedder Law area has the 16th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 374th 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 Wedder Law (NE23 6PA) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% lower than the Cramlington East average (117.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 292.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wedder Law (NE23 6PA), the main crime hotspot is near Whernside Place. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wedder Law area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whernside Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westloch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gunnerton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gunnerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gunnerton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gunnerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westerkirk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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