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

Earls Gardens 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 Earls Gardens (NE24 5HG) 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 Earls Gardens (NE24 5HG), the main crime hotspot is near Cowley Place. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Earls Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Duke'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Prince'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cowley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queen'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorneyburn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prince'S Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall Green —
Sep 2025Public order Prince'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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