Total Crime Rate

444.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 444.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 77.2 10/10
  • Burglary 55.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Other theft 33.1 10/10
  • Public order 25.7 10/10
  • Other crime 22.1 10/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.0 10/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dene View Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 33rd 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 Dene View Drive (NE24 5PU) in the last 12 months was 444.9 per 1,000 residents and was 184.8% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 209.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 67.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dene View Drive (NE24 5PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cragton Gardens (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dene View Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nordale Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravensdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Orchards Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brierley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cragton Gardens —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cragton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eston Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eston Court —
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Data Sources

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