Total Crime Rate

571.4 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 571.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 321.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Public order 23.8 10/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Robbery 11.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Spencer Road area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cowpen , and the 18th 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 Spencer Road (NE24 5TG) in the last 12 months was 571.4 per 1,000 residents and was 265.9% higher than the Cowpen average (156.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencer Road (NE24 5TG), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spencer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowley Road —
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Data Sources

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