Total Crime Rate

104.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 104.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hodgsons Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 281st 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 Hodgsons Road (NE24 1NW) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hodgsons Road (NE24 1NW), 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 Hodgsons Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stephen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hambledon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephen Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Hambledon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hambledon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Silver Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Durban Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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