Total Crime Rate

282.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 282.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Public order 31.1 10/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Willow Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 76th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Avenue (NE24 1PG) in the last 12 months was 282.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 164.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Avenue (NE24 1PG), 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 Willow Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Silver Birch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hambledon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hambledon Street 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durban Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Silver Birch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order West Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Salisbury Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crawford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Salisbury Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durban Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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