Total Crime Rate

199.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 199.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.6 10/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Druridge Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kitty Brewster , and the 127th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Druridge Drive (NE24 4PY) in the last 12 months was 199.2 per 1,000 residents and was 177.2% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 131.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Druridge Drive (NE24 4PY), the main crime hotspot is near Shelley Crescent. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Druridge Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Amble Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thropton Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Byron Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shelley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Amble Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Amble Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Amble Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Carrside Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kielder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kielder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holystone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holystone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holystone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elliott Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Winship Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carrside Mews
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shelley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carrside Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carrside Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beadnell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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