Total Crime Rate

291.7 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

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 291.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.3 10/10
  • Public order 37.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Other crime 13.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forum Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Cramlington Eastfield , and the 57th 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 Forum Way (NE23 6SB) in the last 12 months was 291.7 per 1,000 residents and was 629.0% higher than the Cramlington Eastfield average (40.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forum Way (NE23 6SB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 170 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Forum Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malden Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melling Road β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sunny Side Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunny Side Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunny Side Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunny Side β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunny Side β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A1171 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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