Total Crime Rate

281.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 281.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 139.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Priory Grange area has the 4th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Grange (NE24 5BB) in the last 12 months was 281.5 per 1,000 residents and was 114.6% higher than the Cowpen average (131.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Grange (NE24 5BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Temple Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Priory Grange area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alwinton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bolam Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Walton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sweethope Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweethope Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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