Total Crime Rate

236.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 236.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 141.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Avebury Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Choppington , and the 100th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 Avebury Avenue (NE62 5HE) in the last 12 months was 236.0 per 1,000 residents and was 120.1% higher than the Choppington average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 247.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avebury Avenue (NE62 5HE), the main crime hotspot is near Coleridge Drive. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avebury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stakeford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coleridge Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wellington Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Stakeford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Coleridge Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wansbeck Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nelson Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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