Total Crime Rate
107.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cheyne Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Prudhoe North , and the 274th 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 Cheyne Road (NE42 6PG) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 144.3% higher than the Prudhoe North average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cheyne Road (NE42 6PG), the main crime hotspot is near Kepwell Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kepwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dene Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Locomotive Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheyne Road | Under investigation |
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