Total Crime Rate
196.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clifton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 130th 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 Clifton Road (NE23 6TJ) in the last 12 months was 196.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 138.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clifton Road (NE23 6TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cranshaw Place, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coanwood Drive (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cramlington East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cranshaw Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carlcroft Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlcroft Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranshaw Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cranshaw Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranshaw Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranshaw Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chipchase Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambo Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allerhope | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Allerhope | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Coldbeck Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Adderstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlcroft Place | — |
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