Total Crime Rate

151.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 151.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chasedale Crescent area has the 18th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 165th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chasedale Crescent (NE24 5LW) in the last 12 months was 151.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 77.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chasedale Crescent (NE24 5LW), the main crime hotspot is near Briardale Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chasedale Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ark Royal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ferndale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wettondale Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorndale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Windmill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greendale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nordale Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ark Royal Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peltondale Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fenwick Grove
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nordale Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nordale Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nidderdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nidderdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nidderdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fenwick Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nidderdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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