Total Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Edendale Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 328th lowest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edendale Avenue (NE24 5QE) in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edendale Avenue (NE24 5QE), 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 Edendale Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prince'S Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall Green
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cowley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorneyburn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cragton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cragton Gardens
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Orchards Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Prince'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Prince'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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