Total Crime Rate
104.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hodgsons 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 1PW) 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 1PW), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Durban Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stephen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hambledon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Silver Birch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hambledon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hambledon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stephen Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gladstone Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Portland Street | Under investigation |
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