Total Crime Rate

195.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.7 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 195.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chestnut Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 113th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Chestnut Avenue (NE24 1PJ) in the last 12 months was 195.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 108.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (NE24 1PJ), 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 Chestnut Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hambledon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hambledon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Silver Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hambledon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Durban Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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