Total Crime Rate

176.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 176.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Public order 26.1 10/10
  • Other crime 13.1 10/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

High Pit Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 167th 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 High Pit Road (NE23 6RB) in the last 12 months was 176.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 104.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Pit Road (NE23 6RB), the main crime hotspot is near B1326. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Pit Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Fernley Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1326 Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brownrigg Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Barrasford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barrasford Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barrasford Road —
Sep 2025Public order B1326 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1326 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickering Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barrasford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1326 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime B1326 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beech Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hastings Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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