Total Crime Rate

118.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 19.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brandon Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 278th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brandon Close (NE24 5AH) in the last 12 months was 118.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% lower than the Cowpen average (156.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brandon Close (NE24 5AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cragton Gardens (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brandon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Orchards Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nordale Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cragton Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eston Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eston Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brierley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorndale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cragton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravensdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartleigh Place —
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Data Sources

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