Total Crime Rate

74.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 74.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Latton Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cramlington East , and the 396th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Latton Close (NE23 7XP) in the last 12 months was 74.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower than the Cramlington East average (111.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Latton Close (NE23 7XP), the main crime hotspot is near Leyburn Court. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Latton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Latton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lodsworth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leyburn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leyburn Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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