Total Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

South Newsham Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kitty Brewster , and the 340th 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 South Newsham Road (NE24 4HD) in the last 12 months was 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% lower than the Kitty Brewster average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -85.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -76.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 661.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Newsham Road (NE24 4HD), the main crime hotspot is near Cottingwood Green. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Kitty Brewster

Crime Over Time in South Newsham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ingleton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottingwood Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Junction Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Junction Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottingwood Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rayburn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Farm Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Farm Villas —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampstead Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Locomotive Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑