Total Crime Rate

162.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 162.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 118.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ingram Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 158th 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 Ingram Drive (NE24 5ED) in the last 12 months was 162.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ingram Drive (NE24 5ED), the main crime hotspot is near Gareston Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ingram Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargrave Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hargrave Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Hargrave Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hargrave Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hargrave Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hargrave Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargrave Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargrave Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargrave Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Public order Hall Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bothal Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matfen Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Isabella Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gareston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hall Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bothal Close —
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Data Sources

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