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

Reedswood Crescent 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 Reedswood Crescent (NE23 6RW) 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 Reedswood Crescent (NE23 6RW), 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 Reedswood Crescent area

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

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