Total Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Twentysixth 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 Twentysixth Avenue (NE24 2UF) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Twentysixth Avenue (NE24 2UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eighth Avenue, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newsham Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Twentysixth Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twentysixth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newsham Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Newsham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newsham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eighth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eighth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bramble Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Almond Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Almond Grove β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Twentythird Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barras Avenue West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barras Avenue West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barras Avenue West Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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