Total Crime Rate
209.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Patterdale Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 117th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 Patterdale Road (NE24 5JU) in the last 12 months was 209.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% higher than the Cowpen average (156.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Patterdale Road (NE24 5JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Briardale Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferndale Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cowpen| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenwick Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nordale Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenwick Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorndale Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chasedale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tynedale Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ark Royal Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Eskdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenwick Grove | Under investigation |
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