Total Crime Rate
74.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Loxton Square 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 Loxton Square (NE23 7XT) 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 Loxton Square (NE23 7XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dudley Lane, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leyburn Court (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dudley Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dudley Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dudley Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dudley Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dudley Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leyburn Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Leyburn Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lodsworth Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Latton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greystoke Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greystoke Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grosvenor Close | — |
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