Total Crime Rate
120.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Drawback Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Prudhoe North , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Drawback Close (NE42 5BD) in the last 12 months was 120.1 per 1,000 residents and was 174.3% higher than the Prudhoe North average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Drawback Close (NE42 5BD), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheviot View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Redwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Priestclose Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tarset Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | B6395 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheviot View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tarset Drive | — |
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