Total Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 73.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Alston Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 458th 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 Alston Avenue (NE23 6RP) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alston Avenue (NE23 6RP), the main crime hotspot is near Gladwell Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alston Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beech Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gladwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reedswood Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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