Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ford Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 537th lowest crime rate of 1,088 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 Ford Drive (NE24 5DY) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% lower than the Cowpen average (156.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ford Drive (NE24 5DY), the main crime hotspot is near Bamburgh Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ford Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Duke'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bamburgh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fallow Park Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ingoe Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Queen'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Gardens —
Sep 2025Other crime Thropton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thropton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thropton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Isabella Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thropton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorneyburn Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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