Total Crime Rate

205.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 205.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Redesdale Place area has the 13th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Redesdale Place (NE24 5PA) in the last 12 months was 205.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 131.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redesdale Place (NE24 5PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Redesdale Place, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gareston Close (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Redesdale Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall Green —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cragton Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gareston Close —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Gareston Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gareston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gareston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gareston Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartleigh Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gareston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redesdale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brierley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cragton Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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