Total Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stratford Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Cramlington Eastfield , and the 389th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stratford Close (NE23 8HW) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 87.9% higher than the Cramlington Eastfield average (46.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Close (NE23 8HW), the main crime hotspot is near Lindsey Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stratford Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bassington Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Exeter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shiel Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Loughrigg Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Lochcraig Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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