Total Crime Rate
23.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Edendale Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 247th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 5QF) in the last 12 months was 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% lower than the Cowpen average (131.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edendale Avenue (NE24 5QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowley Place (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Orchards | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hall Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hall Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cragton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowley Road | — |
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