Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 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 55.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Temple Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 515th highest 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 Temple Avenue (NE24 5ET) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% lower than the Cowpen average (131.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Avenue (NE24 5ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walton Avenue, where police recorded 29 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 Temple Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Alwinton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Drugs Walton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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