Total Crime Rate
162.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fallow Park Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 158th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fallow Park Avenue (NE24 5RT) in the last 12 months was 162.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% higher than the Cowpen average (131.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fallow Park Avenue (NE24 5RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wordsworth Avenue, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Court (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wordsworth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargrave Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bothal Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bothal Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargrave Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargrave Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargrave Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cambo Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hargrave Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hargrave Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hargrave Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hargrave Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hargrave Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mitford Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambo Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bebdon Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fallow Park Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Southend Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haven Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haven Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Amber Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Isabella Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fallow Park Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fallow Park Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fallow Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fallow Park Avenue | Under investigation |
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