Total Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.1 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 51.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 17.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Twentysixth Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 536th 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 Twentysixth Avenue (NE24 2UF) in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% lower than the Cowpen average (131.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Twentysixth Avenue (NE24 2UF), 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 Twentysixth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eighth Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Twentieth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newsham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Almond Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B1523 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Drugs Newlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Twentysecond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wordsworth Avenue 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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