Total Crime Rate

267.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 267.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.8 10/10
  • Public order 29.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Other crime 18.7 10/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Elgin Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Cramlington Eastfield , and the 83rd 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 Elgin Close (NE23 8JA) in the last 12 months was 267.4 per 1,000 residents and was 477.0% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 135.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgin Close (NE23 8JA), the main crime hotspot is near Elgin Close. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elgin Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elgin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elgin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Elgin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Esher Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Esher Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Esher Place —
Sep 2025Other crime Elgin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Evesham Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Evesham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Evesham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Epping Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beacon Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Exeter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastbourne Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beacon Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Eastbourne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastbourne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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