Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Brinkburn Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 1,088 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 Brinkburn Avenue (NE23 6TB) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brinkburn Avenue (NE23 6TB), the main crime hotspot is near Tindale Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brinkburn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Village Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Coldbeck Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barrasford Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barrasford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickering Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hastings Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Barrasford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barrasford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Village Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fernley Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brownrigg Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tindale Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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