Total Crime Rate

124.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 124.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 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

Balfour Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 217th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Balfour Street (NE24 1NR) in the last 12 months was 124.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% lower than the Cowpen average (131.1 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Street (NE24 1NR), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Balfour Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hambledon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery French Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences French Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Durban Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keelmans Terrace —
Apr 2026Burglary Silver Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephen Street —
Apr 2026Public order Stephen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour French Street —
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hambledon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hambledon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davison Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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