Total Crime Rate

86.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riversdale Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Choppington , and the 348th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riversdale Avenue (NE62 5LE) in the last 12 months was 86.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% lower than the Choppington average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riversdale Avenue (NE62 5LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thornhill Gardens (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Riversdale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Riversdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashington Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riversdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbots Close —
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Data Sources

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