Total Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 28.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 21.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
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

Newlands Place area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 315th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newlands Place (NE24 2QL) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newlands Place (NE24 2QL), the main crime hotspot is near Eighth Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Newlands Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourteenth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourteenth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eighth Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourteenth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ninth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Twelfth Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourteenth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medwyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Twelfth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newlands Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Newlands Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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