Total Crime Rate

159.2 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 159.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Benridge Park area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kitty Brewster , and the 188th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Benridge Park (NE24 4TD) in the last 12 months was 159.2 per 1,000 residents and was 121.5% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 82.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benridge Park (NE24 4TD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Benridge Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Locomotive Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottingwood Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Junction Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newcastle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lily Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lily Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laverock Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newcastle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Junction Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horton Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottingwood Green Under investigation

Data Sources

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