Total Crime Rate

246.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 246.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 115.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.5 10/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Burglary 18.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Elgin Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Cramlington Eastfield , and the 78th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 246.0 per 1,000 residents and was 514.8% higher than the Cramlington Eastfield average (40.0 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 115.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgin Close (NE23 8JA), the main crime hotspot is near Elgin Close. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Elgin Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elgin Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Epping Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Esher Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elgin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beacon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Beacon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beacon Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Epping Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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