Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elsdon Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hartley , and the 368th 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 Elsdon Avenue (NE25 0HJ) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% higher than the Hartley average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elsdon Avenue (NE25 0HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mindrum Way, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allerdean Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elsdon Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tranwell Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tranwell Drive —
Apr 2026Drugs Swarland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swarland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denham Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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