Total Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.4 9/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Walsham Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kitty Brewster , and the 542nd 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 Walsham Close (NE24 4RB) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsham Close (NE24 4RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rothbury Avenue, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beadnell Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walsham Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Druridge Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halleypike Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beadnell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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