Total Crime Rate
163.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fifteenth Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fifteenth Avenue (NE24 2QH) in the last 12 months was 163.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% higher than the Cowpen average (156.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fifteenth Avenue (NE24 2QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eighth Avenue, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowan Court (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cowpen| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fourteenth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tenth Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tenth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tenth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tenth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tenth Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tenth Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tenth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barras Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Twelfth Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Twelfth Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fourteenth Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fourteenth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eighth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eighth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eighth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Trees | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rowan Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sixth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Trees | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Trees | β |
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