Total Crime Rate

128.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.4 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 128.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ninth Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 208th 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 Ninth Avenue (NE24 2TE) in the last 12 months was 128.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ninth Avenue (NE24 2TE), 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 Ninth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Trees —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourteenth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newlands Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Newlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plessey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fifth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Vehicle crime Ninth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Twelfth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jubilee Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Twelfth Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourteenth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eighth Avenue —
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Data Sources

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