Total Crime Rate

119.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.0 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 119.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Briarwood Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Croft , and the 234th 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 Briarwood Road (NE24 3DR) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the Croft average (229.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briarwood Road (NE24 3DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wolmer Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gordon Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Briarwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Dune Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wensleydale Terrace —
Apr 2026Other crime Briarwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolmer Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolmer Road —
Apr 2026Public order Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofthead Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dune Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ark Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosamond Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1327 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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