Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • 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
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

Sixth Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 297th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Sixth Avenue (NE24 2ST) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sixth Avenue (NE24 2ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Second Avenue, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fourteenth Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sixth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Jubilee Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Twelfth Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fifth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ninth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourteenth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourteenth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourteenth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourteenth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Princess Louise Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Trees —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Twelfth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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