Total Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bowfell Gardens area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Choppington , and the 534th lowest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowfell Gardens (NE62 5HA) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% lower than the Choppington average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowfell Gardens (NE62 5HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meldon Gardens, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashington Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bowfell Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glendale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fairway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Glendale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Glendale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wansbeck Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Glendale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Glendale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashington Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashington Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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