Total Crime Rate
175.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
96.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Etal Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Kitty Brewster , and the 139th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Etal Road (NE24 4AU) in the last 12 months was 175.0 per 1,000 residents and was 198.3% higher than the Kitty Brewster average (58.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 96.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Etal Road (NE24 4AU), the main crime hotspot is near Cottingwood Green. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Delaval Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Laverock Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laverock Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Bedes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Laverock Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laverock Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cottingwood Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Oval | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cottingwood Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lily Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lily Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Bedes Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beatrice Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Bedes Place | Under investigation |
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