Total Crime Rate
115.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thropton Court area has the 27th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 251st highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Thropton Court (NE24 5EW) in the last 12 months was 115.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% 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 14 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 ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thropton Court (NE24 5EW), the main crime hotspot is near Newsham Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fallow Park Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Newsham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Isabella Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haven Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haven Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Newsham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Southend Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargrave Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargrave Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargrave Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargrave Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hargrave Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hargrave Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hargrave Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hargrave Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hargrave Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambo Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Budle Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fallow Park Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fallow Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cambo Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fallow Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fallow Park Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mitford Avenue | — |
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