Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 90.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Temple Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 373rd highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Temple Avenue (NE24 5ET) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% lower than the Cowpen average (156.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Avenue (NE24 5ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Temple Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Temple Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drift Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Lamp Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindsay Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Temple Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Walton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Duke'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bates Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Queen'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bates Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —

Data Sources

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