Total Crime Rate

81.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 81.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.4 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wansbeck Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 405th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wansbeck Avenue (NE24 3LF) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% lower than the Cowpen average (156.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wansbeck Avenue (NE24 3LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bohemia Terrace, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plessey Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wansbeck Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalmatia Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Amberley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aylesford Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coronation Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimsby Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bexhill Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amberley Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amberley Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hunter Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hunter Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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