Total Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Norham Drive area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Longhorsley , and the 277th lowest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norham Drive (NE61 2XA) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% lower than the Longhorsley average (44.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norham Drive (NE61 2XA), the main crime hotspot is near Thornton Close. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norham Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Choppington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowburn —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowburn —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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