Total Crime Rate

130.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chestnut Avenue area has the 26th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 241st 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 Chestnut Avenue (NE24 1PF) in the last 12 months was 130.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% lower than the Cowpen average (156.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (NE24 1PF), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order West Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beaumont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hambledon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hambledon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durban Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durban Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Salisbury Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Salisbury Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Silver Birch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crawford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Silver Birch Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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