Total Crime Rate

90.5 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 90.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Railway Cottages area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kitty Brewster , and the 375th 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 Railway Cottages (NE24 3PR) in the last 12 months was 90.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% higher than the Kitty Brewster average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 134.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Cottages (NE24 3PR), the main crime hotspot is near A1061. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A1061 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampstead Close
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ingleton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hadrian Road
Sep 2025Drugs Rayburn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A1061 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A1061 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A1061 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A1061 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Farm Villas
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Farm Villas Under investigation

Data Sources

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