Total Crime Rate

97.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 36.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gainsborough Place area has the 15th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 314th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gainsborough Place (NE23 6QT) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% lower than the Cramlington East average (111.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsborough Place (NE23 6QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ganton Avenue, where police recorded 21 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.

Crime Over Time in Gainsborough Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windburgh Drive —
Apr 2026Drugs Whernside Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ganton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corinto Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windburgh Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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