Total Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Twentyfifth Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 406th lowest crime rate of 1,088 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 Twentyfifth Avenue (NE24 2QW) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% lower than the Cowpen average (156.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Twentyfifth Avenue (NE24 2QW), the main crime hotspot is near Eighth Avenue. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cowpen| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | East Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eighth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eighth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eighth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fourteenth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fourteenth Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fourteenth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Almond Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Twentythird Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Almond Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Twentysixth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barras Avenue West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barras Avenue West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barras Avenue West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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