Total Crime Rate
98.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tynedale Drive area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 302nd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tynedale Drive (NE24 4LU) in the last 12 months was 98.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% lower than the Cowpen average (131.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tynedale Drive (NE24 4LU), the main crime hotspot is near Brierley Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brierley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rothbury Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brookside Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Brierley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brierley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Brierley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brierley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brierley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brierley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brierley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brierley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brookside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rothbury Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rothbury Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rothbury Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rothbury Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brookside Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bishopdale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shillhope Drive | Under investigation |
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