Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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.
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Crime overview

Thirwall Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kitty Brewster , and the 280th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thirwall Way (NE24 4SR) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 310.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thirwall Way (NE24 4SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edlingham Green, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highfield (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thirwall Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monkdale Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whittle Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirlwall Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hexham Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prestdale Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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