Total Crime Rate

63.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 63.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

First Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 468th highest 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 First Avenue (NE24 2SF) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around First Avenue (NE24 2SF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newsham Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eighth Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in First Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitford Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Trees —
Apr 2026Drugs Newlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourteenth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourteenth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ninth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fifth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eighth Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourteenth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Twelfth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Twelfth Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourteenth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jubilee Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newsham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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