Total Crime Rate
12.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ravensdale Grove area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 113th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Ravensdale Grove (NE24 5AP) in the last 12 months was 12.8 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% lower than the Cowpen average (131.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ravensdale Grove (NE24 5AP), the main crime hotspot is near Briardale Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Nordale Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brookside Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Nordale Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Nordale Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cragton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brierley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brierley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brierley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brierley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brierley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Brierley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brierley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Brierley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greendale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brookside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Peltondale Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brookside Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bishopdale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eston Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brierley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ark Royal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ark Royal Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eston Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shillhope Drive | Under investigation |
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