Total Crime Rate
159.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cottingwood Green 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 Cottingwood Green (NE24 4TF) 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 Cottingwood Green (NE24 4TF), 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.
View Crime In Kitty Brewster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newcastle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newcastle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rayburn Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottingwood Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampstead Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Locomotive Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Bedes Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Junction Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Junction Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottingwood Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Willow Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horton Place | — |
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